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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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Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

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

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Nursing professor receives lifetime achievement award

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Mona Counts, Elouise Ross Eberly Professor in the School of Nursing, was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Retail Clinician, Drug Store News and the Convenient Care Association. The award honors nurse practitioners "who go above and beyond the call of duty to achieve excellence in patient care" over a lifetime.
Counts, only the second person to receive this honor, received her award at the Retail Clinician Education Congress, held Aug. 3-5 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Fla. Counts was also the keynote speaker at the conference; her presentation addressed the future of nurse practitioners. (more)

Professor makes reform suggestions at White House health care meeting

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Mona Counts, Elouise Ross Eberly Professor in the School of Nursing, visited the White House on Thursday, July 2, to participate in a health care discussion with health care professionals and the White House Office of Health Reform. Counts and the nurse practitioner contingent at the meeting recommended that all nurse practitioners be utilized to their full capabilities as care providers. Currently, some health insurance companies do not provide sufficient recognition to nurse practitioners, which creates a problem with providing care in the United States. (more)