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Penn State Altoona Fall Dean’s List

The dean’s list for Penn State Altoona’s fall 2023 semester was released on May 16. Penn State Altoona’s fall 2023 dean’s list includes the following area students: Rylee Albright, Altoona; Madison Alexy, Hollidaysburg; Mohamed Juma Salim Suwaidan Alkaabi, Altoona; Mariah Allen, Dubois;ailey Alwine, Altoona; Jordan Alwine, Altoona; Ketan Arbuckle, Altoona; Jesse Arnold, Bedford; Nicholas Ashcroft, Tyrone; Abigail Auerbeck, Altoona; Olivia Aurandt, Williamsburg; Carlie Bailey, Smithmill; Calyn Bainey, Hollidaysburg; Michael Balmforth, Altoona; Audrianna Barnes, Bedford; Hunter ...

On campus

Metal Supermarkets offers $10,000 More than 360,000 welding professionals are projected to be needed by 2026, while only 84,000 are expected to be filled by next year. The trade industries are in an alarming shortage, and Metal Supermarkets will lend a helping hand in honor of National Welding Month. Metal Supermarkets has kicked off the third annual trade school scholarships program, which includes four $2,500 scholarships to support young people seeking careers in the valuable trade industries in the U.S. and Canada. Students have until June 28 to apply. The link to the ...

Doctorate – arah Amelia Edmiston

Sarah Amelia Edmiston Sarah Amelia Edmiston, daughter of S. Dixon and Cynthia Edmiston of Altoona, has earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Sarah graduated from Altoona Area High School in 2006. She received her bachelor of science ...

Hollidaysburg presents awards for biliteracy

Hollidaysburg Area School District students were able to take the Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) exam this spring to assess their proficiency in a language other than English. Students were assessed on their language proficiency through four different ...

Deans’ lists

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY, Greenville, S.C. — President’s list, spring semester: Bethany Brooks, Warriors Mark; Phillip Carbaugh, Altoona. Dean’s list, spring semester: Grace Rose, Tyrone. BELMONT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, Tenn. — Dean’s list, spring term: Holden Cessna, Clearville. COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Columbia, Mo. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Sarah Wyatt, Tyrone, online.

Grant to fund research on treatment-resistant infection

HUNTINGDON –– Juniata College has been awarded a $551,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) SuRE Research Awards (R16) to fund research on Clostridioides difficile infection, a costly and difficult-to-treat condition commonly known as C. diff, to be led by Regina Lamendella, who is Juniata College’s George ’75 and Cynthia ’76 Valko professor of biological sciences. “C. diff infections kill more than 100,000 Americans each year. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has prioritized it as an urgent threat to health worldwide,” Lamendella said. “C. ...