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Penn State Mont Alto students recognized during online awards ceremony

The Penn State Mont Alto campus held its annual Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony online on Sunday, April 19. Eighty-eight students were recognized for their academic achievements and campus leadership during the 2019-20 academic year. Three faculty members and one staff member were also recognized for their above-and-beyond contributions to the learning environment at Penn State Mont Alto.




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Penn State Mont Alto adds project and supply chain management degree

Penn State Mont Alto unveiled its new project and supply chain management degree in response to a local and global need.




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Student-athletes stay engaged through in-home workouts and challenges

Staying active and maintaining physical fitness has many benefits to all elements of wellness, including mental and emotional well-being that may be taxed during social distancing. At Penn State Mont Alto, the athletic department has been releasing weekly at-home workout and challenge videos that are accessible on our Facebook and Instagram pages to keep our student-athletes engaged.




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American Democracy May Be Dying

Authoritarian rule may be just around the corner.




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Republicans Don’t Want to Save Jobs

Billions for oil, nothing for nurses and teachers.




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Economists Aren’t the Ones Pushing to Reopen the Economy

On cronies, cranks and the coronavirus.




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Starve the Beast, Feed the Depression

Anti-government ideology is crippling pandemic policy.




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The Right Sends In the Quacks

Covid-19 highlights the conservative reliance on fake experts.




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Peacocks and Vultures Are Circling the Deficit

The only fiscal thing to fear is deficit fear itself.




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Crashing Economy, Rising Stocks: What’s Going On?

What’s bad for America is sometimes good for the market.




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Trump and His Infallible Advisers

Beware men who never admit having been wrong.




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An Epidemic of Hardship and Hunger

Why won’t Republicans help Americans losing their jobs?




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PROSPER Program continues to respond to families' educational needs

Penn State’s PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) project is continuing to connect and engage Pennsylvania families and keep schools informed during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Penn State nutritionist shares tips for feeding kids while stuck at home

Balancing finicky kid appetites with proper nutrition can be a challenge in the best of times. But now, with the majority of schools and day cares closed across Pennsylvania, many parents working from home, and schedules thrown in disarray, it may seem downright impossible. A Penn State nutritionist offers tips for feeding kids during stressful times.




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'Expanding Empathy' lecture series moves online

The 2020 "Expanding Empathy" lecture series has moved online and added a lecture on "The Altruistic Brain," as well as a panel discussion on empathy in the time of COVID-19, both to be held on April 29 via Zoom.




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Lecture series to address how to make sense of COVID-19 projections

David Dowdy, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will deliver the presentation “Simple Principles for Interpreting Complex Models: How to Make Sense of COVID-19 Projections,” at 4 p.m. via Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 30, as the next presentation in its Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic.




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Lecture to address mental health and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The College of Health and Human Development will host M. Daniele Fallin, Sylvia and Harold Halpert Professor in Mental Health and chair of the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, at 4 p.m. via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, May 7, for the next presentation in its Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic. This presentation, “Mental Health and the COVID Pandemic,” will summarize recent findings on the psychological effects of the pandemic, as well as offer some strategies for prevention and intervention as the pandemic, and its after-effects, continue.




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Health administration students learn to manage rapid changes in health care

Students in Penn State’s Master of Health Administration program are learning first-hand how the skills and competencies they are acquiring in the classroom will be applied in their professional careers. A recent virtual roundtable event provided opportunities for students to learn real-world strategies from health care industry leaders that are being applied in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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2020 Special Olympics Summer Games canceled, will shift to virtual games

The 2020 Special Olympics Summer Games, slated for June 11 to 13, are being canceled due to concerns related to coronavirus. The games will shift to virtual events, with details to be announced in the near future.




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Winter, spring All-Sportsmanship Teams announced

On the fourth day of NCAA Division III Week on Thursday, April 16, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released its All-Sportsmanship teams for winter and spring sports. Between winter and spring sports, a total of nine Penn State Altoona student-athletes were selected as representatives to the teams.




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Five Nittany Lions selected in 2020 NFL Draft

Five members of the Penn State football team were selected in this past weekend's NFL Draft, marking the third straight year that the Nittany Lions have had at least five draft picks.




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Penn State Mont Alto student-athletes recognized by USCAA and PSUAC

Two Mont Alto student-athletes named to the USCAA All-Academic Team; Corrine Custer-Grassmyer recognized as John Fritz Sportsmanship Award Honoree.




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NHS contact tracing team reportedly mulls switch to Apple-Google API



In what could herald a course reversal for the UK's National Health Service, health officials in that country have reportedly asked a team of developers to "investigate" switching its contact tracing app to a cross-platform API provided by Apple and Google.




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Apple sued over 2016 MacBook Pro 'stage lighting' issue



Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company concealed the so-called "stage lighting" issue experienced by some 2016 MacBook Pro owners.




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Top-spec 13-inch MacBook Pros can handle 87W adapters, but benefits are limited



Apple's higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pros are equipped to take advantage of 87W power adapters, though users won't see any charging speed benefits from the change.




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New iOS feature automatically sends medical information to emergency services



Apple's latest iOS 13.5 beta release includes a new Health app feature that allows iPhone and Apple Watch users to automatically send Medical ID information to first responders.




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Apple TV+ promotion tours 'For All Mankind's' lunar base



Stoking interest in an expected second season of Apple TV+ original "For All Mankind," Apple on Wednesday shared a virtual tour of the show's fictional Jamestown lunar base.




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Apple extends dominant smartwatch market lead in Q1



Apple Watch extended its lead over smartwatch market competitors during the first quarter of 2020, according to new statistics from research firm Strategy Analytics, with Apple's wearable now accounting for more than 55% of the whole.




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Facebook SDK update reportedly caused multiple iOS apps to instantly crash



A number of popular iOS apps, including TikTok, Pinterest and Spotify, began to crash on Wednesday after an update to Facebook's SDK rolled out, software that many developers rely on to streamline the user login process.




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Hands on: Brydge Pro+ firmware updated improves iPadOS user experience



Brydge on Wednesday launched a new update to improve its Brydge Pro+ keyboard with trackpad that recently starting shipping for iPad Pro. AppleInsider goes hands-on with the latest firmware to see how Brydge's improvements have strengthened the user experience of its flagship product.




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Improve your COVID-19 stay at home with these free apps and resources



As the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, countries are extending periods of national lockdown and increasing the need for people to stay home. AppleInsider has compiled a list of free resources, apps, tools, and services that are still available to use while social distancing.



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Apple's first Mini LED product might not launch until 2021



Apple's first product to integrate Mini LED display technology might see a later-than-expected launch timeline due to setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.




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Apple Stores reopen in Australia



Apple has reopened all of its operational Apple Stores in Australia, following their closure because of the coronavirus outbreak. Each of the stores has introduced social distancing and temperature checks.




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Apple grants $10 million to COVID-19 test collection kit manufacturer



Early Thursday morning, Apple announced it is awarding $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund plus manufacturing machinery design assistance to COVID-19 test kit collection equipment manufacturer COPAN Diagnostics.




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Apple looks to the future of video conferencing with Memoji avatars



Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee.




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Apple TV with A12X ready to go at any time, claims leaker



A prolific leaker has declared that Apple has a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, and it could launch the product at any time.




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Apple's Jeff Williams 'bullish' about post-coronavirus economic recovery in US



Apple's Jeff Williams says that supply chains are running well and that the company is optimistic about the future for the economy both for itself and for America as a whole.




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16" MacBook Pro deals: save up to $450 on every single model with coupon



AppleInsider has rounded up the best 16-inch MacBook Pro deals going on right now, with coupon savings knocking up to $450 off every single model. Whether you're in the market for a standard config or looking for a loaded Core i9 model, it pays to check out the cash discounts.




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Home automation company Wink under fire for surprise subscription mandate



Wink customers will soon have to pay a monthly subscription fee to access any of the smart home hardware that they have purchased.




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European countries form coalition over contact tracing app concerns



Several European countries, including Switzerland and Germany, are demanding all user data generated by coronavirus contact tracing apps be stored on-device, rather than aggregated on a centralized server.




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'Scoob!' coming to iTunes on May 15, bypassing theaters and rental windows entirely



Instead of a theater release in May, or a digital rental period, Warner Brothers will release their new movie 'Scoob!' on iTunes for a $25 one-time purchase.




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Apple expects iPad, Mac sales to grow in June Q3 despite COVID-19



It's not exactly surprising that with all of the uncertainty in the world, Apple decided that it couldn't provide useful revenue guidance for its fiscal Q3 ending in June. It is unexpected, however, that Apple felt confident in announcing a silver lining to the pandemic -- it expects to sell more Macs and iPads in the summer of 2020 compared to 2019.



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Lowest price anywhere: Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air (Mid-2019) for $849



B&H Photo has just issued an exclusive discount on Apple's MacBook Air (2019), dropping the price down to a record low $849 with free expedited shipping for AppleInsider readers. Inventory is limited, and this deal may sell out at any time.




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'X-ray teardown' of iPad Pro Magic Keyboard illustrates complex engineering



Repair site iFixit has shared x-ray photographs of the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and they reveal an accessory more complicated than it might appear from the outside.




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Apple Wi-Fi hotspot patent infrigement saga ends with a whimper



After several years of back-and-forth litigation, Apple has withdrawn what was likely its final appeal in a Wi-Fi hotspot patent infringement case due to a Supreme Court decision.




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Rumored 'Powerbeats Pro 2' could be minor update to Powerbeats Pro



A pair of model numbers recently discovered in multiple international regulatory filings hinted at a next-generation Beats headphone, but new information suggests the device may actually be related to an existing product that's already in circulation.




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Samsung to launch 'innovative' physical debit card this summer



Following in the footsteps of Apple Card, and in the shadow of a rumored debit card solution from Google, Samsung on Thursday announced plans to field a physical debit card product in partnership with finance company SoFi.




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iPhone 11 selfie camera fails to crack DxOMark's top-ten list



Digital camera specialist DxOMark on Thursday released a comprehensive review of the front-facing selfie camera on Apple's iPhone 11, finding the device to offer good, if not great, performance compared to competing smartphones.




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Qualcomm CEO touts improved relationship with Apple after bitter legal dispute



Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview on Thursday said the chipmaker's relationship with Apple has greatly improved since the two companies ended a bitter legal battle over patent licensing and royalties in 2019.




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Apple launches new online storefront for buying from home



Apple has now launched a new shop front online which is expressly for making it easier to buy, and get technical help, from home.