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I-99 construction week of July 23 may impact Penn State commuters

7/20/18

PennDOT has announced that construction work will take place between Monday, July 23, and Friday, July 27, on the three-mile stretch of I-99 in College and Patton Townships between the Atherton Street exit and the bridges spanning the Bellefonte Trail near the Waddle Road interchange.

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Penn State DuBois Golf Benefit planned for Sept. 21

7/20/18

Area golfers are invited to sign up a team for the Ninth Annual Penn State DuBois Golf Benefit, hosted by the DuBois Educational Foundation. This four-person scramble is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 21, at the Treasure Lake Silver Course. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be provided prior to a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

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Shenango hires two local former basketball standouts for new athletic program

7/19/18

Two area veteran basketball standouts and well-respected coaches have joined the Penn State Shenango Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Geoffrey Evans, former assistant coach for the Hickory Hornets, and David Jackson, former Penn State Nittany Lion basketball player, will unite with Penn State Shenango Head Basketball Coach Andre Smith to share his vision for the campus’s reinstated athletic program which begins this fall.

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Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars

7/19/18

Poor mental health may cost businesses nearly as much as physical health problems, according to researchers. A single extra poor mental health day in a month was associated with a 1.84 percent drop in the per capita real income growth rate, resulting in $53 billion less total income each year.

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Oil biodegradation inhibited in deep-sea sediments

7/19/18

Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at surface conditions, according to an international team of geoscientists trying to understand where the oil went during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating

7/19/18

The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, according to researchers who found that when certain regions of the brain reacted more strongly to being rewarded with food than being rewarded with money, those people were more likely to overeat.

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Hops research highlights Ag Progress Days tours

7/18/18

Pennsylvania's growing brewing industry generates $1.9 billion for the state's economy, and that also means increased demand for locally grown hops. Beer enthusiasts, brewers and farmers looking for a new source of income can learn about hops production and varieties by taking the Hops Research and Hopyard Tour during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 14-16.

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