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Students complete an internship where their learning comes to life, often leading to a job offer. $41,580 is the median annual income for policing and corrections careers. $81,820 is the median annual income for legal service (courts) careers. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019)

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Students complete an internship where their learning comes to life, often leading to a job offer. $41,580 is the median annual income for policing and corrections careers. $81,820 is the median annual income for legal service (courts) careers. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019)

Four people standing next to each other with a whiteboard behind them.

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From left: Robert Ashford, third place; Oscar Arroyo-Mejia, second place; James Bottger, first place; and Michael Given, Pennsylvania NSPS director and Trig-Star coordinator.

Two people with telescopes looking up at eclipse

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Amateur astronomers brought telescopes, filtered binoculars and other equipment to Penn State Behrend, in Erie, to view the eclipse in totality.

Silhouette of a student watching the total solar eclipse

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Silhouette of Penn State Shenango student Gianna Effinite during totality of the solar eclipse. As a result of the near-complete darkness, the campus light posts and the Nittany Lion Shrine turned on.

Two people with telescopes looking up at eclipse

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Amateur astronomers brought telescopes, filtered binoculars and other equipment to Penn State Behrend, in Erie, to view the eclipse in totality.

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Wilkes-Barre eclipse

Approximately 1,500 people attended Penn State Wilkes-Barre's solar eclipse event on April 8. The campus showcased a number of eclipse-related activities, including tours of the Friedman Observatory; a solar eclipse-themed art exhibit at the Friedman Art Gallery; craft stations; NASA's livestream of the eclipse; and a children's story time featuring "The Sky Is the Limit," a special children's book produced by the campus and illustrated by a Penn State student.