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Featured Stories

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Working the Rails

Students in Penn State Altoona’s AREMA chapter are getting back as much as they’re giving through their volunteer experiences.

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Dalton Yoder at Penn State Altoona’s Student Expo

The Many Faces of a Research Project

Penn State Altoona faculty partner with an RTE student and Penn State graduate students to tackle rail research using a tiered mentoring approach.

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