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Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
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Followers may tune out when municipalities tweet too much

Municipalities don’t need to unleash a tweet storm to keep their citizens informed on the social network. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, municipalities that focus their tweets tend to have higher engagement with the citizens who follow their accounts.

Bevilacqua, Gray, Scherer named 2020 Penn State Teaching Fellows

Philip Bevilacqua, distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science (ECoS); Gary Gray, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering and Cory Scherer, associate professor of psychology at Penn State Schuylkill; have received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2020 Penn State Teaching Fellows.