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Emily Jefferson

Penn State announces immediate COVID-19 masking at all campuses

Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 conditions around the country and in Pennsylvania, effective immediately (Aug. 4), Penn State will require all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses. Within the last 24 hours, many counties that are home to Penn State campuses have shifted to “orange” status, warranting an immediate adjustment to the University’s on-campus masking requirement.
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Aug. 3 town hall

Penn State President Eric Barron and University leaders convened a Town Hall event on Aug. 3 to discuss the latest plans heading into the fall 2021 semester.

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Penn State announces new COVID-19 testing protocols for fall semester

With COVID-19 cases rising in Pennsylvania and across the country and the more aggressive and more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus becoming the dominant strain, Penn State is adjusting its health and safety plans for the fall 2021 semester. Penn State President Eric Barron joined other University leaders for a town hall on Aug. 3 to share the fall plans with the Penn State community.
“Columbo: A Rhetoric of Inquiry with Resistant Responders" book cover

Faculty member authors book that analyzes the TV series 'Columbo'

A Penn State Wilkes-Barre professor has written a book that analyzes the hit television series “Columbo” and the investigative methods of its main character. Christyne Berzsenyi, professor of English and coordinator of the associate degree program in Letters, Arts, and Sciences, authored “Columbo: A Rhetoric of Inquiry with Resistant Responders.” The book is scheduled for release on July 16.