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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The Centre Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, held a community input meeting on Dec. 7 to hear from riders about how the recent service cuts have affected them. -
Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College said it is facing challenges in capacity that it has not experienced since the pandemic began. -
Penn State announced details this week on how it plans to enforce President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. -
Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff said in a statement Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19. -
Penn Highlands Healthcare officials said during a press conference call Thursday the health system fully intends to comply with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, is requiring all U.S. healthcare workers to get vaccinated by January 4th, 2022. -
The Pennsylvania Department of Health said last week it started adding the reinfection case numbers first in Philadelphia then for the other 66 counties. -
All Penn State employees at all locations are required to meet a COVID-19 vaccination requirement either under the federal contractor mandate or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate issued by the Biden Administration, the university said in a statement Thursday. -
This week, Centre Volunteers in Medicine is hosting its first three COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids ages 5-11 to get the Pfizer shot. -
The State College Borough Council appointed during its Monday night meeting nine members to the Community Oversight Board, which was created to increase transparency and accountability of the State College Police Department. -
Mitigation measures like physical isolation and remote schooling have created stress, leading to increased mental health issues among children and adolescents. Mental health professionals talk about how to cope.
