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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.”

Ziwei Lin

Ziwei Lin

Ziwei Lin presents “Provider-Based Stigma: A Primary Barrier to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic?” as part of a thematic panel on stigma in the criminal justice system organized by researchers from Penn State and the University of Maryland.

Rest, relax, and enjoy written on a napkin with a cup of coffee in the corner

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Students are invited to relax, have a cup of coffee, color, and study for finals during the Writing Commons’ Chillax Lounge, to be held Nov. 27 – Dec. 8. Lounge hours will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday in room 127 of the Eiche Library.