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Penn State Altoona to hold study breaks Dec. 12-14

Penn State Altoona’s Office of Residence Life will host a series of study breaks from Dec. 12 through 14. Students are invited to de-stress by playing Nintendo Switch and board games, painting, coloring, creating DIY décor, folding origami, and more.
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Rail Transportation Engineering faculty, alumni featured on podcast

Bryan Schlake, assistant teaching professor of rail transportation engineering at Penn State Altoona,, and Gary Babcoke, a 2022 RTE graduate and current project engineer for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, are featured on a recent episode of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association podcast “Platform Chats.”