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Sweeta Rasiyan, a Penn State York student, center, receives the Eric A. and Josephine Walker Award from Scott Simonds, director of student affairs at Penn State York, during the academic awards program on April 24. The Penn State York Nittany Lion helped out during the ceremony.

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Under the watchful eye of the Penn State York Nittany Lion, center, Penn State Alumni Association York County Chapter President Lori Houser, left, presents the Penn State Alumni Association (PSSA) York County Chapter Award to Catie A. Noble, a senior at Penn State York. Noble is set to graduate in May with a bachelor of science degree in information sciences and technology.

Seven male and female adult students lined-up in front of a table.

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Seven Penn State York adult students joined  the Penn State York Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda and were inducted on Tuesday, April 19.  Inductees (left to right) are Victor Paul Sciukas, Steven VanderDonk, Logan Leslie, Nathalie Cabrera, Hannah Wicker, Austin Albright, and Fatin Alashoor

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Penn State York graduates are recognized during the fall commencement in December 2021. Spring commencement is set for 6 p.m. Friday, May 6, at in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus.

Picture of man wearing and explorer's hat and the words Josh Gates Live.

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Josh Gates will share his tales of adventure when he appears on stage at the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) at Penn State York on April 21 at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are on sale now.

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Outstanding students, faculty, and staff will be honored during the Penn State York Awards Ceremony set for Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. in the Pullo Family Perforing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) on campus.

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Jeff Barkdoll, athletic director at Penn State York, hosted the last in-person Athletics Awards Program in 2019.  Awards were presented virtually during the pandemic.  The campus community is excited for an in-person event on April 26 in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center)  on campus.

Male student wearing a facemask and working in a lab setting on undergraduate research.

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Logan Coomes, a biology student at Penn State York, works on molecular cloning of spider clock genes for the course BMB 442 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. His work, along with that of his team, was featured in a video about the circadian rhythm of spiders, which won awards from The Science Coalition.

Four students seated at desks, two females and two males, in a classroom making paper pinwheels.

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Penn State York HDFS students, Elizabeth Stayman, Ana Weinfurter, and Jacob Whitacre, left to right, and John John Gillespie, back row, make paper pinwheels in preparation for the No Excuse for Child Abuse program set for Wednesday, April 13 at 12:15 p.m. on campus.  Pinwheels are the national symbol of child abuse.