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Keeping communities safe will take a collective effort. The campaign messaging is grounded in insights from surveys and focus groups comprised of students, faculty, staff and the State College community, and is a direct expectation for everyone to take personal actions to help create a safer environment as students return to campuses across the commonwealth.

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Penn State has launched an integrated effort to remind faculty, staff and students at all campuses and in adjacent communities of the importance of doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19.  “Mask Up or Pack Up” is a research-based campaign that is also launched in State College to create a seamless message for students and other members of the community.

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Megan Schall Susquehanna River

Assistant Professor of Biology Megan Schall (left) studies a sample with a student along the Susquehanna River, in this photo taken summer 2019. Schall recently was awarded a $105,461 grant toward her research along the waterway.

Town hall. For new students and families.

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New students & their families:

Join us tonight at 6 p.m. for a special Town Hall discussion on the return to campus later this month.

Topics will include strategies and safety plans related to COVID-19. 

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Cassidy Lugo

Cassidy Lugo is the second Penn State Hazleton student to earn a scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration.

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Frances Prado

Nationally recognized inventor Frances Prado will share her experience creating and patenting her product at a Spanish-language webinar hosted by the Hazleton LaunchBox at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 31.