06/07/2023
The benefits of highrises in downtown State College

By Gracie Mullan The HERE building seen from Beaver Ave and Garner Street. Image: Chuck Fong. With Penn State’s rapid growth in recent decades, faculty, staff, students and visitors continue flooding into Happy Valley. As you’d expect, both housing and visitor accommodations are areas that have required particular attention downtown. According to the Downtown State […]

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06/05/2023
Herlocher’s Dipping Mustard: The nationwide brand launched by Penn State love

By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Most Penn State alums — or anyone who’s spent even a small amount of time in Happy Valley — know Herlocher’s Dipping Mustard. The bright yellow mustard stands out through the glass jar emblazoned with Penn State blue and white. However, while the brand is irrefutably tied to Penn State, its reach […]

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06/05/2023
Climb Nittany growing as a top Happy Valley destination for recreation

By Timothy Kelly Some of the Climb Nittany community. Photos provided, collage by T. Kelly In the latter half of the last decade, Josh Helke, owner of Philipsburg-based climbing gear company Organic Climbing, reached out to the owners of the Vertical Adventures climbing gym (now 5.Life, based in Columbus, OH) and suggested that State College […]

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05/30/2023
The U.S. only produces 12% of semiconductors produced globally. A Penn State-led consortium is poised to change that.

By Cara Aungst The CHIPS and Science Act provides $52.7 billion for American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development. Semiconductor use is skyrocketing, used in everything from military equipment to mobile phones to climate-friendly lighting and is the lifeblood to the new boom in artificial intelligence. They are projected to become a trillion-dollar industry […]

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05/30/2023
Loneliness is epidemic, but there is a cure

By Cara Aungst Photo: Unsplash.com In May, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report on the national epidemic of "loneliness and isolation." The report describes the very real health risks associated with loneliness; people who do not have social connections face the same risk of death as people who smoke 15 cigarettes daily. According to […]

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05/30/2023
Top Happy Valley events for 2023

By Holly Riddle Before football season kicks off, summer events in Happy Valley draw alumni and visitors who bring revenue for local accommodations, restaurants, and shops. Here’s a look at the top-attended events that are keeping Happy Valley happy this year.   Historic Bellefonte Cruise – June 16–17 Every Father’s Day weekend, this classic car […]

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