Still Life

Firefighters battled a controlled blaze on the tarmac at Penn State's University Park Airport on May 23 during a full-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was designed to provide real-time training and recertification for emergency response personnel from around the Centre Region.

University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise

A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

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Penn State Promise

Board of Trustees launches new website

Faculty Senate recaps 2011-12 activity for Board of Trustees

Frazier provides update on Special Investigations Task Force

Board of Trustees meeting to be streamed live

Penn State donates more than $2.6 million to abuse prevention efforts

Leeches and newts

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) with back muscles swollen by an Ichthyophonus sp. infection. Severe infections are often accompanied by open sores like the one on the lower left of this newt's back.

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) with back muscles swollen by an Ichthyophonus sp. infection. Severe infections are often accompanied by open sores like the one on the lower left of this newt's back.

Credit: Thomas Raffel January 31, 2007

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Credit: Thomas Raffel January 31, 2007

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Credit: Thomas Raffel September 2, 2010

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Credit: Thomas Raffel September 2, 2010

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Parasite-carrying bloodsucking leeches may be delivering a one- two punch to newts, according to Thomas R. Raffel, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's CIDD. Ichthyophonus sp. spores visible in the muscle beneath the clear skin of a newt's abdomen.

Credit: Thomas Raffel September 2, 2010