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Older adults who live in southcentral Pennsylvania have higher rates of melanoma skin cancer, according to a study by Penn State researchers that found that counties with more farmland and herbicide use also have more melanoma, and not just among farmers.

Penn State, Pitt and Temple are slated to get performance-based funding under legislation the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed in November, and while leaders praised the model, the funding for it still has to be worked out.

The move is the latest in a yearslong dispute over records that the secretaries of state agencies use in their roles of Penn State trustees.

Penn State’s internal reviews found alarming lapses in Cancer Institute Director Raymond Hohl’s care of patients.

Internal records reveal that for years Penn State’s clinical cancer research was mired in deep-rooted and potentially dangerous problems. Then the people tasked with fixing it were dismissed.

Despite warnings and calls for action, Penn State has stood by its cancer center director as it pursues a prestigious federal designation.

When a building on Penn State’s University Park campus had a structural issue that forced an evacuation Wednesday afternoon, nearby geoscientists may have captured the moment — on their seismometer.

Penn State graduate student workers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of forming a union.

A "localized structural issue" caused Wednesday's damage to the Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building on the Penn State University Park campus, according to the university.

During the federal shutdown, many Penn State students who rely on SNAP and state grants have struggled to afford groceries and turned to university resources for help.