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In today's newsletter:

  • See how Penn State's Nursing Sciences Building just transformed in State College
  • Could Penn's Cave soon become Pennsylvania's next state park?
  • How a late-night downtown stop reshaped Penn State's point guard plans

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  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 43.
  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. AOM Higher Education/Research: The Pennsylvania State University Nursing Sciences Building Renovation (enr.com) — Penn State's Nursing Sciences Building in State College has undergone a major renovation that adds a large, high-tech active learning classroom and modernizes the exterior and infrastructure. Construction teams had to carefully navigate dense underground utilities in the historic campus core, but the finished project is designed to better support the Nese College of Nursing's evolving teaching and simulation needs.
   

2. Pa. still weighing whether to take cavern tourist site as a state park (pennlive.com) — State College–area residents may see a major change at Penn's Cave, as Gov. Josh Shapiro says the state is still evaluating whether to buy the 1,400‑acre Centre County landmark and turn it into a state park. With the longtime family-owned attraction now listed for $34 million, local leaders are stressing its unique all-water cavern and tourism value while proposals are accepted.
   

3. Penn State men's basketball player enters pretrial program after DUI charge (centredaily.com) — A Penn State men's basketball player has entered Centre County's accelerated rehabilitative disposition program after a DUI-related arrest stemming from a late-night traffic stop in downtown State College. Over the next year he must complete community service, avoid alcohol, and accept a license suspension, with the possibility of having his charges dismissed if he successfully complies.
   

4. State College clinic continues to report high measles numbers, seeing new complications (wtaj.com) — A State College medical clinic reports nearly 300 measles cases so far, with some patients now returning with complications like ear infections, pneumonia, and brain inflammation. Centre County has 24 confirmed cases amid Pennsylvania's worst measles outbreak in decades, and local health professionals are urging residents to protect themselves through vaccination and state-provided resources.
   

5. Penn State professors examine concerns about AI's rapid development (psu.edu) — Penn State experts in State College weigh in on how fast-growing AI could outpace human control, debating calls from major tech leaders to slow development. They raise concerns about global competition, vague talk of 'rogue' AI, and the mental health risks of chatbot overuse, while questioning whether the current Trump administration will deliver consistent regulation.
   

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