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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

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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Missing student's body found in stairwell

Monday, September 21, 2009

University Park -- The body of missing 18-year-old Penn State student Joseph Dado was found by University maintenance workers at 6 p.m. today (Sept. 22) at the bottom of a stairwell on campus, about 75 yards away from the fraternity house where he was last seen. (more)

Police, University community continue search for missing student

Joesph Dado
Monday, September 21, 2009

Penn State University Police continued to search Monday (Sept. 21) for a missing Penn State student who was last seen at about 3 a.m. Sunday leaving a campus fraternity. At the request of University Police, a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter searched the University Park campus from above on Monday afternoon, and a police dog also has aided in the search for 18-year-old freshman Joseph Dado from Latrobe. Police have interviewed scores of people who know Dado or may have seen him Saturday night and Sunday morning. Police visited each of Dado's scheduled classes on Monday to talk with faculty and classmates, urging them to contact police with any information about the missing student. State College Police Department detectives also have joined the investigation, and the University's Auxiliary Services unit has been enlisted to comb campus buildings. (more)

Police, family searching for missing student

Joseph Dado
Monday, September 21, 2009

Penn State University Police are searching for an 18-year-old Penn State student who was last seen at about 3 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 20) leaving a fraternity house in State College. Joseph Dado, a freshman, was wearing jeans, a yellow T-shirt and blue zipper sweatshirt with a hood when he was last seen leaving Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at 319 N. Burrowes Rd. to return to his residence hall room. Police said he has not returned phone calls or e-mails since he was last seen. (more)