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With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

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Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thomas Baker
Thomas Baker

An entomologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), an honor that means he is among the top insect scientists in the world.

Thomas Baker, a professor of entomology who specializes in chemical ecology research, will be recognized in December in Indianapolis, Ind. at the annual meeting of the ESA.
 
"This is a highly prestigious award, granted only to a few entomologists every year," said Bruce McPheron, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. "Baker is just the second Penn State entomologist to have achieved this distinction."
 
ESA Fellows are selected for their outstanding contributions in entomological research, teaching, extension or administration, said an ESA spokesman. Up to 10 entomologists from among the 6,500-member organization are singled out for the annual award.
 
Before coming to Penn State in the fall of 2003, Baker was a faculty member at Iowa State University and at the University of California at Riverside. He served as chairman of the departments of entomology at those institutions for a total of 12 years.
 
"I am very gratified by being elected an ESA Fellow," Baker said. "It is a really high honor to have a lifetime of achievement in my field recognized like this."
 
"I work in an area where we can learn new things about insect attractants such as pheromones and about insect olfaction in general, and then apply this knowledge to create new tools and strategies for insect control and pest detection. I have tried to balance aspects of basic and applied research over my career."
 
Gary Felton, head of Penn State's Entomology Department, nominated Baker as an ESA Fellow based on his exemplary research on insect chemical-communication systems, his extensive efforts to apply his findings for the benefit of society and his laudable service to the science of entomology.
 
"Over his career, he has made pioneering advances in the field of insect behavioral responses to pheromones that have earned him an international reputation as a leader in this field," Felton said.
 
Founded in 1889, the ESA is a nonprofit organization that includes representatives from educational institutions, government, health agencies and private industry.
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