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Penn State Altoona will host its first International Conference on Empirical Economics on Saturday, Aug. 5, via Zoom. More than 200 people from around the globe will participate, lending to a diversity of perspectives and the exploration of a broad range of issues and viewpoints. There will be four concurrent sessions each in the morning and afternoon during which participants will present their research papers.

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Penn State Altoona economics faculty to host international conference Aug. 5

Penn State Altoona will host its first International Conference on Empirical Economics on Saturday, Aug. 5, via Zoom. More than 200 people from around the globe will participate, lending to a diversity of perspectives and the exploration of a broad range of issues and viewpoints. There will be four concurrent sessions each in the morning and afternoon during which participants will present their research papers.
Jared Frederick

Jared Frederick

Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona, was recently recognized as an Emerging Scholar by three presidential libraries administered by the United States National Archives.

Shannon Morris

Shannon Morris

The Morris family has stepped forward with a gift to create the We Are United Endowment Fund in Honor of Falon Marie Morris at Penn State Altoona.