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Student documentary produced as part of class garners awards at film festivals

A film that some Penn State film production students scrambled to shoot while part of a weeklong stay in Amsterdam last spring has blossomed into an award-winning effort.




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The Word hidden in children’s hearts

Leaders with OM Argentina help children in Córdoba memorise God's Word.




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Development support in Las Violetas

OM Argentina offers workshops for children and mothers and gives free psychological help in a tough neighbourhood in Córdoba.




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No accident

God plans everything during an outreach of the OM team in Córdoba, Argentina—even the breakdown of a trailer.




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Changing violent attitudes through football

God's faithfulness is shown when a dangerous situation is prevented during a football ministry in a notorious neighborhood in Cordoba, Argentina.




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HDFS program at Penn State DuBois hosts future opportunities panels for students

The Human Development and Family Studies program at Penn State DuBois recently held two panel events aimed at preparing students for life after graduation. The first event, the annual grad school panel, took place on Sept. 12, while the second event, the internship panel, was hosted on Sept. 19.




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Students complete first post high school CNC program at Penn State DuBois

Four local high school graduates recently completed a comprehensive Computer Numerical Control (CNC) training program at Penn State DuBois, preparing them for in-demand careers in manufacturing.




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Penn State DuBois honors students embark on European cultural adventure

Before the fall semester started, 19 honors students from Penn State DuBois embarked on an unforgettable journey across Europe, visiting Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France. The weeklong trip, part of the honors scholar program, allowed students to immerse themselves in new cultures, savor local cuisines, explore historical landmarks, and encounter diverse wildlife.




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DuBois IST students benefit from equipment partnership with Penn State IT

The Penn State DuBois Information Sciences and Technology program has significantly enhanced its technological resources through a new partnership with Penn State Information Technology leadership and IT Infrastructure. This collaboration will expand hands-on learning opportunities for students, while saving the campus tens of thousands of dollars in equipment costs.




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Dreams in the desert

Pray God will equip His people with boldness in the UAE.




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Upgrade your thinking about Arabs

Do we only see isolated radicalism, or can we see a beautiful destiny for Arabs as well?




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“Is she like Bin Laden?”

An interesting question from an Arab man to a bookstore worker that led to a Gospel conversation.




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God speaks through thunder and whispers

A long-term worker shares with a local man in the middle of a thunderstorm, discovering his interest in Jesus.




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A Four-box ministry model

OM’s Arabian Peninsula field leader shares stories of ministry among Gulf Arabs using what he calls a "four-box" model.




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Más que un recibo de sueldo

Los obreros de OM en la Península Arábiga usan sus empleos de forma intencional como una fuente oportunidades para desarrollar relaciones y compartir la verdad con sus compañeros de trabajo en las naciones menos alcanzadas.




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News24 Business | TAKE A LOOK | Kyalami Corner owner to open new R210m mall in Roodepoort

The Kwena Square will cost R210 million. It will have 23 stores, a drive-thru RocoMamas and 407 parking bays.




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News24 Business | Still reeling from the July riots damage, four Fortress properties have been flooded

Four of Fotress's properties were affected by floods. But the company said only minor flood damage and no significant structural damage has been identified so far.




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News24 Business | Troubled China Evergrande pledges to repay debts in 2023

China Evergrande has pledged to repay its debt this year, as the property giant faces a restructuring following Beijing's crackdown on excessive borrowing and rampant speculation in the real estate sector.




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College of Education faculty member part of team awarded $3.5 million grant

A Penn State College of Education faculty member is part of a multidisciplinary team across several universities that has been awarded a $3.5 million Transformative Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation to conduct a large-scale, five-year study on community-driven initiatives to teach Asian American studies in K-12 classrooms.




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Education researcher outlines pathways for success for minoritized students

A new book by a College of Education professor offers insights into how educators can empower low-income students of color.




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Nicholas Palermo chosen as fall 2024 College of Education student marshal

Nicholas Palermo, a secondary social studies education major from Wexford, Pennsylvania, has been named the Penn State College of Education student marshal for the fall 2024 commencement ceremony.




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University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students

The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State named 110 graduate students as recipients of the 2024-25 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships. The students were honored on Oct. 3 at a reception held at the Bryce Jordan Center.  




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Q&A: 'HumIn Focus' series considers the societal value of higher education

The next episode of "HumIn Focus," a web series from Penn State’s Humanities Institute, will focus on “Teaching Humanity: The Social Value of Higher Education.” It premieres at 9 p.m. on Oct. 24 on WPSU TV and will be available for streaming.




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New Krause Pedagogical Innovation Lab officially dedicated with ribbon cutting

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Nov. 1 to officially dedicate the newest space in the Penn State College of Education — the Krause Pedagogical Innovation Laboratory.




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News24 Business | Transnet scrambles with equipment delivery as peak fruit exports loom

Transnet has said essential equipment, including rubber-tyred gantries and ship-to-shore cranes, will only arrive by the next peak fruit export season at the Cape Town Port.




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News24 Business | Exec pay: Shoprite forced to engage unhappy shareholders

Investors holding more than a quarter of Shoprite shares opposed its executive pay, requiring SA's largest retailer to address dissenting shareholders' concerns.




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News24 Business | SA arm of Ivor Ichikowitz's Paramount defence group files for business rescue

The South African operations of defence and aerospace company Paramount filed for business rescue amid a dispute with a drone manufacturer from the United Arab Emirates.




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News24 Business | Deepfake drama's latest twist: Watchdog probes claims that agents have been lying about licence

SA's financial regulator is investigating allegations that agents of online brokerage Banxso, whose licence has been suspended, contacted clients claiming it has been "cleared".




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News24 Business | Elon Musk is making a habit of joining Trump’s calls with leaders

Elon Musk surfaced once more in a round of phone calls US President-elect Donald Trump is making with world leaders, driving home the billionaire's outsized influence in the next administration.




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News24 Business | Court orders Nulaid owner Quantum to reinstate director it removed in boardroom war

Nulaid owner Quantum Foods has been ordered to reinstate a nonexecutive director it removed after requesting to see the legal advice it relied on in refusing a shareholders' meeting request for board changes.




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News24 Business | Growth-hungry Premier says it would even consider snapping up RCL, Libstar

Blue Ribbon and Snowflake owner Premier Foods is on the prowl for acquisitions, including the likes of JSE-listed food producers like Remgro-controlled RCL Foods, Libstar and RFG, if they ever become available.




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A Model for the Reading Crisis




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The Path to Fluent Reading: A Developmental Timeline

Some of the most important pre-literacy skills begin in infancy. This timeline shows examples of the milestones children meet on their path to fluent reading.




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Response: 'Reading Logs' Can 'Kill Students' Love of Reading'

Mary Beth Nicklaus, Beth Jarzabek, Jennifer Casa-Todd, Jennifer Orr, and Leah Wilson contribute their thoughts on the use or nonuse of reading logs to document student reading at home.




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National Education Policy Center, Deans' Group Take Aim at the 'Reading Wars'

The National Education Policy Center and Education Deans for Justice and Equity released a joint statement on Thursday, claiming that "there is no settled science of reading."




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Plitidepsin: a Repurposed Drug for the Treatment of COVID-19 [Commentary]

Finding antivirals to reduce coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality has been challenging. Large randomized clinical trials that aimed to test four repurposed drugs, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir-ritonavir, interferon beta 1a, and remdesivir, have shown that these compounds lack an impact on the COVID-19 course. Although the phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial results are encouraging, the search for effective COVID-19 therapeutics should not stop. Recently, plitidepsin (aplidin) demonstrated highly effective preclinical activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Its antiviral activity was 27.5-fold more potent than that of remdesivir (K. M. White, R. Rosales, S. Yildiz, T. Kehrer, et al., Science, 2021, https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/01/22/science.abf4058). Plitidepsin, a repurposed drug developed for the treatment of multiple myeloma, targets the host translation cofactor eEF1A. Plitidepsin has shown efficacy in animal models and phase I/II human trials. Although plitidepsin is administered intravenously and its toxicity profile remains to be fully characterized, this compound may be a promising alternative COVID-19 therapeutic.




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Prisonniers de la superstition

Un sondage récent montre que la superstition est bien présente dans la société française, qui se veut pourtant si rationaliste.




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Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris for VP After Intense School Desegregation Clash

Although Harris clashed with Biden over his record on school desegregation, some of her education proposals might dovetail well with his.




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A Classroom Strategy: Using Models for Scientific Argumentation (Video)

Second grade teacher Kitten Vaa shares how her students develop argumentation skills with the use of scientific modeling.




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Here's How to Implement the 'KLEWS' Strategy in the Classroom (Video)

In Queens, N.Y., Maria Katsanos' 3rd grade class conducts scientific explanations through the "KLEWS" strategy—identifying what students already know, what they're going to learn, the evidence, their wonderings, and scientific words and concepts.




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A Classroom Strategy: The Line-Up Game (Video)

Elizabeth Iwaszewicz, a kindergarten teacher at Lafayette Elementary School in San Francisco, uses music to help students focus their attention as they line up. She uses Jeopardy!'s theme song to make the routine like a quick and timed game.




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Scientific Modeling in the Early Grades (Video)

Kaia Tomokiyo, a kindergarten teacher from Southern Heights Elementary in Seattle and Fallon King, a 1st and 2nd grade teacher from Cedarhurst Elementary in Burien, Wash., share how they engage younger students in scientific modeling through observation and discussion.




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Combining Literacy and Math Skills Through Thinking Logs (Video)

Thinking logs incorporate both literacy and math skills by asking students to write complete sentences explaining how they solved an equation and arrived at a solution.




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Teaching Math: Reasoning About Addition (Video)

Ryan Reilly, a 1st grade teacher at White Center Heights Elementary School in Seattle, shares how he uses related equations so students can identify similarities and differences in numbers and symbols. By noticing patterns, they learn to justify their reasons and can then solve similar problems.




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Teaching Young Learners How to Do Math Through Storytelling (Video)

Jeanne Wright creatively introduces her 1st grade students to a variety of strategies for solving addition problems.




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A Classroom Strategy: Making Sense of Fractions Through Group Work (Video)

A 5th grade teacher uses fractions to promote both language and math skills in her dual-language classroom.




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Do 2nd Graders Need Homework? Texas Teacher Says No

A simple letter home to parents explaining a Texas 2nd grade teacher's no-homework policy has gone viral and is leading to more discussion about what's appropriate for elementary school students.




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Learning Through Engaging With Nature (Video)

Outdoor exploration allows children to have fun while making sense of the world around them and developing their critical-thinking skills.




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Video: Claims, Evidence, Reasoning

Teacher Antoinette Pippin engages her 5th grade students in a "Claims, Evidence, Reasoning" protocol. Using what she calls "the trifecta of argument," she helps her students make claims and support their claims with evidence and reasoning.




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A Classroom Strategy for Math: Have Students 'Notice and Wonder' (Video)

This elementary routine encourages students to make sense of a math problem by listing what they both notice and wonder about the given information.