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Undergraduate Research Awards: Excellence in Information Literacy 2023 winners

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Kimlyn Patishnock; Ben Chang, Third Place; Yash Dixit, Grand Prize; Charles Colvin, Honorable Mention; Chloe Engin, First Prize; Logan Wincott, Honorable Mention; and John Patishnock Jr. 

Penn State Altoona undergraduate research students at the 2023 Undergraduate Research Fair at Penn State Behrend

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Penn State Altoona Integrated Social Science Research Lab students attended in attendance at a research fair hosted by Penn State Behrend and co-sponsored by Sigma Xi, a scientific research honor society. Participating students include, from left to right, back row, Lam Vo, Shannette Wahor, Kai Wanatabe, Will Lin, Nicholas Glunt, Lacee Barnhart, Riley Fegley, Makayla McGill, and, front row, Makaylah Bangura, right, and Yursa Haroon.

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Dr. Sandy Petrulionis

Sandy Petrulionis, Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at Penn State Altoona, spent six weeks from late May through early July as a Fulbright Specialist at Martin Luther University in Halle, Germany.