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Dr. Richard Alley, a renowned geoscientist and Penn State professor, is one of this year’s recipients for the National Medal of Science. The medal is the highest honor the country can give scientists and engineers for outstanding scientific contributions and groundbreaking discoveries.
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Tony Leach, professor emeritus of music and music education at Penn State, has died at the age of 73. -
When Penn State moved a different linebacker into what had been Tyler Elsdon’s starting spot, Elsdon made a choice that doesn’t really fit into the storyline college football has been selling these days. He stayed right where he was. -
The U.S. Surgeon General is suggesting an update to the warning label for alcoholic beverages to add a cancer risk. A Penn State researcher weighs in on how effective these labels could be.
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In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC's Meet The Press he believes the fires will be the nation's worst natural disaster "in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of the scale and scope." -
Faith communities in Los Angeles are trying to protect their homes and houses of worship from deadly wildfires. They are also trying to provide spiritual support for their traumatized congregations. -
On Wild Card this week, Kate Bowler opens up about how she wants to waste her time, her feelings about God and how she talks about death with her child. -
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.
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