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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

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Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

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

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Trade waste materials online with help from Penn State's SBDC

Thursday, February 12, 2004

University Park, Pa. -- Penn State's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) now offers assistance using Pennsylvania Material Trader, a new online service that makes it easy to exchange and reuse traditionally discarded materials, such as outdated inventory, used shipping containers, old computer equipment, etc.

According to the Pennsylvania SBDC, Material Trader is a free service designed to match businesses and organizations that produce wastes, by-products or surplus materials with businesses and organizations that need them. The Web site -- http://www.materialtrader.org -- allows users to place materials on the exchange easily, as well as search for and respond to materials already listed. Participants have the option to list their materials confidentially.

"If businesses anywhere in our 19-county area have questions about Material Trader or about how to categorize or register waste materials, we can help," said Denise Bechdel, Penn State SBDC regional environmental specialist.

Bechdel is one of six environmental specialists located throughout the commonwealth who provide free confidential environmental services through the Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP). In addition to help with Material Trader, EMAP representatives offer confidential business assistance on environmental compliance, health and safety regulatory standards, pollution prevention and energy efficiency on-site assessments and environmental technology development.

The Small Business Development Centers are funded by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the private sector and their host colleges and universities. This support enables consulting services to be provided at no charge.

Bechdel provides help to businesses in Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Union, Snyder, Juniata, Perry, Centre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford and Fulton counties.

For information about Material Trader or the EMAP program, call Bechdel at (814) 863-4293 or e-mail dlf14@psu.edu