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The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has awarded eight teams of Penn State researchers with Mid-Scale Seed Grants for projects that will contribute to one or more of the institute's five research hubs or affiliated centers. The program awarded 23 Penn State faculty members representing six colleges and three campuses — University Park, Behrend and Hershey.

Penn State Behrend sprinter Carter Tobin stretches at the starting line before an indoor race.

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Penn State Behrend runner Carter Tobin won the 60-meter dash at the Houghton December Classic. He finished in 6.85 seconds – a qualifying time for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference.

Melissa “Roo” Kojancie, president and CEO of the Erie Zoo, standing face-to-face with the zoo's orangutan, Dasa. They are on either side of the glass enclosure with their hands palm to palm on the glass.

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Melissa “Roo” Kojancie, president and CEO of the Erie Zoo, with the zoo's orangutan, Dasa.

A juvenline American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) sapling grown from seeds that orbited the moon in 2022, growing on Behrend's campus.

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Last year Behrend added an American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) sapling grown from seeds that orbited the moon in 2022, to their arboretum.