Min Xian
Former WPSU ReporterMin Xian reported at WPSU from 2016-2022. She covered news that affected 13 counties in Central and Northern Pennsylvania, including many issues facing rural communities like broadband, healthcare access and changing economies. Her work included collaborations with other Pennsylvania public radio stations, including an investigative series on the commonwealth's lack of funding for public defenders and a project about the 2020 Elections with a focus on community engagement that won a Regional Murrow Award.
Min was an Early Career Fellow for NPR's Next Generation Radio in 2018 and taught multimedia storytelling for the Keystone Multimedia Workshop for two years.
Min is a 2017 graduate of Penn State. She's embraced Pennsylvania winters as well as a Cantonese can.
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More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 29 countries, including the U.S., since May. Pennsylvania had its first case on June 2.
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Penn State’s new president Neeli Bendapudi talks about the changing landscape of higher education and how that affects student success at Penn State. -
In the absence of a licensed social worker, Moshannon Valley School District started asking teachers to spend more classroom time on something new: social-emotional learning. -
Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.
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Pennsylvania takes first step to join federal government's $45 billion "Internet for All" initiativeDepartment of Commerce Undersecretary Jed Kolko said 34 states and territories have joined the initiative and will each get $100 million at the minimum to spend over five years. -
Centre County Commissioner Michael Pipe said voters continued to take advantage of no-excuse mail-in voting, which made the election process smoother. -
More than one thousand paper luminarias decorated Mount Nittany Medical Center’s healing garden Monday evening, during an event to honor healthcare workers who have worked throughout the pandemic. -
Workers at the Meadows Psychiatric Center in Centre County cast their votes on a union petition Wednesday and Thursday. But the votes will not be counted until a dispute over whose votes should count is resolved. -
Penn State Extension poultry team leader Dr. John Boney says the disease poses low risk to human health, and there are measures to ensure safety if you have backyard chickens. -
The parent of a child battling substance use and mental health issues, Chris Potalivo said he’s found few residential options that could meet an array of various mental health needs in Centre County, a reality that mental health professionals say may not be easy to change.
