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The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten...
The Pennsylvania State University, located in State College, Pa., was founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania in 1855. After two name changes, school president Milton Eisenhower gave the college its current name in 1953. Enrollment at the main campus (called University Park) is over 43,000 students with thousands more attending classes at the university¿s other 23 campuses throughout the state. The college is among the ten largest public universities in the United States and offers more than 160 majors. The sports teams are known as the Nittany Lions and are a member of the Big Ten conference. Legendary football coach Joe Paterno began his career at Penn State in 1966. Notable alumni include Hugh Rodham, father of Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mark Parker, CEO of Nike; Herman Fisher, co-founder of Fisher-Price; and Slinky inventor Richard T. James.
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The topic team
Parenting experts and guest panelists who helped this week. Denise Continenza, family living specialist for Penn State University's Lehigh County Cooperative Extension. Rochelle Freedman, program coordinator for Project Child, a program of Valley...Tags: Lehigh County
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What's that smell? Oh, it's my school: Penn State gets own fragrance inspired by school colors
BERWICK, Pa. (AP) _ Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60. A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University's blue and white colors and its campus vegetation. Masik Collegiate...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Beauty Products, Fragrances, Beauty Products and Fragrances, North Carolina
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The Topic Team
Experts and guest panelists who helped this week. Denise Continenza, family living specialist for Penn State University's Lehigh County Cooperative Extension. Rochelle Freedman, program coordinator for Project Child. Marcie Lightwood, parenting...Tags: Lehigh County
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Betty James dies at 90; namer of Slinky kept the toy brand alive
Betty James, who named the toy her husband invented -- the Slinky -- and rebuilt the toy company he abandoned, making the springy plaything a pervasive part of American culture, has died. She was 90.
James, who served as chief executive of the family-run...Tags: New York, Texas, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toy Industry, Pennsylvania
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Commercial-mortgage losses hurting insurers
The Associated PressA new wave of loan defaults, this time tied to commercial mortgages, is starting to hit insurance companies and may be contributing to the stock market's woes. Industry players say the insurers' predicament is being worsened by a rule requiring that...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Genworth Financial Inc, Lincoln National Corporation, Financial and Business Services, Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated
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Busines Players - November 21, 2008
David Jwanier has been appointed by Cedar Crest College as its media relations associate. Jwanier is responsible for developing and placing stories in the media, as well as writing for college publications. He comes to Cedar Crest after serving nine years...Tags: Cedar Crest College, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
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Penn State to hike tuition, cut spending
Of The Associated Press''We have ... moderated our plans for new commit- ments and initiatives Â… .'' GRAHAM SPANIER Penn State president | Penn State University plans to increase tuition but steer clear of higher-than-expected hikes to balance the books despite facing...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Government
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Genome of extinct mammoth partly reconstructed
WASHINGTON - Scientists have reconstructed more than three-quarters of the genome of the woolly mammoth using DNA extracted from hair, the first time this has been accomplished for an extinct species. The project provides some of the starting material...Tags: Natural Science, Research, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Biology
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Teach kids respect along with skills
On Monday, Penn State University psychology professor Karen Bierman suggested that children in preschool need to be taught social skills as well as their ABCs ("Sound off," Nov. 17). Seventy- and eightysomething adults have recognized this fact for a long...Tags: Sociology
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Researchers map DNA of extinct wooly mammoth
Associated PressScientists for the first time have unraveled much of the genetic code of an extinct animal, the ice age's woolly mammoth, and with it they are thawing Jurassic Park dreams. Their groundbreaking achievement has them contemplating a once unimaginable...Tags: Australia (movie), Animals, Monsters, Conservation, Jurassic Park (movie)
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A task of mammoth proportions
The Associated PressBringing Jurassic Park one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two. The project marks...Tags: Monsters, Conservation, Jurassic Park (movie), Biotechnology Industry, Medical Specialization
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Mammoth Task: Scientists Map DNA Of Ancient Beast
Associated PressBringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two. The project...Tags: Monsters, Conservation, Biotechnology Industry, Medical Specialization, Genetics
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