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First Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo, third from left, stands with (l-r) his sister Danielle Fediw; mother Helen Ann DePrimo; and sister Jodi Calabro.

From left: Adriana Dinescu, Lori Dunn and Henrique Oliveira have been hired as faculty members at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

From left: Adriana Dinescu, Lori Dunn and Henrique Oliveira have been hired as faculty members at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Molly Abdalla has been hired as student engagement and outreach librarian at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Two young mothers of the Urarina society. The Urarina population is estimated to be roughly 2,000. The Urarina rely on hunting, fishing and farming to support their families. 

Urarina settlement on the Amazon River. The thatched roofs are made from palm leaves. The houses are on stilts to prevent flooding during the rainy season.

Luciana Caporaletti standing among plants in the Amazon.

“Imagine a World Without Standards” is the 2022 theme for the Penn State University Libraries Standards Week observance.