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Artwork by Clarissa Henebury

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The fall 2023 issue of Hard Freight, Penn State Altoona's literary arts magazine, is now available online.

Artwork: "Analogous Study- Race point Lighthouse" by Clarissa Henebury

A pair of younger hands holding a pair of older hands

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Guest lecturers in the Adult Development and Aging course this semester provided students with historical context for understanding the older adults they worked with at Midtown Oaks Health and Rehab Center in downtown Altoona.

A pair of younger hands holding a pair of older hands

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Guest lecturers in the Adult Development and Aging course this semester provided students with historical context for understanding the older adults they worked with at Midtown Oaks Health and Rehab Center in downtown Altoona.

Block letters spelling out Slow Down, Relax, and Destress

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Penn State Altoona's Student Success Center is hosting a De-Stress room from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, December 4 through 8 in room 125 of the Eiche Library.

Two individuals sitting around a campfire beneath a star-mottled sky

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Penn State Altoona is offering an open call for artwork to regional college students for the juried exhibition “Local Mythos” until Jan. 5. This exhibition will run Feb. 15 through March 21.

Two individuals sitting around a campfire beneath a star-mottled sky

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Penn State Altoona is offering an open call for artwork to regional college students for the juried exhibition “Local Mythos” until Jan. 5. This exhibition will run Feb. 15 through March 21.

A hand holding building blocks representing different aspects of healthcare

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Penn State Altoona will offer the Human Dimensions in Healthcare Panel presentation at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in room 150 of the Hawthorn Building.

Students from Science 476: Human Dimensions in Healthcare will share their experiences at various local clinical sites including family medicine, emergency, trauma, inpatient medicine, OBGYN, surgery, palliative care, and women’s health.

A hand holding building blocks representing different aspects of healthcare

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Penn State Altoona will offer the Human Dimensions in Healthcare Panel presentation at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in room 150 of the Hawthorn Building.

Students from Science 476: Human Dimensions in Healthcare will share their experiences at various local clinical sites including family medicine, emergency, trauma, inpatient medicine, OBGYN, surgery, palliative care, and women’s health.

Jazzmine McCauley

Jazzmine McCauley

Jazzmine McCauley presents findings from a research collaboration between Penn State Altoona and Sam Houston State University through the ISSR Lab. Her poster presentation was titled “Commodifying Carceral Connections: A Visual Criminology Analysis of Private Telecommunication Service Provider Tactics.”