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microplastics mixed among sand sediment

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An international team of researchers have confirmed that microplastics impact how sand travels along riverbeds, which could increase riverbed erosion and have effects on river habitats. 

microplastics mixed among sand sediment

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An international team of researchers have confirmed that microplastics impact how sand travels along riverbeds, which could increase riverbed erosion and have effects on river habitats. 

A student wearing headphones and thick gloves uses pruning shears to prune an apple tree

Student pruning apple trees

Students who work and conduct research in the Center for Agricultural Sciences and a Sustainable Environment help manage its garden beds, nursery, and things like its fruit trees, like this student pruning an apple tree.

Not One More

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"Not One More: A Peace and Justice Project" has been selected as a 2024 Love & Light honoree by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Love & Light Recognition Tour spotlights remarkable individuals and organizations that exemplify love, light and upliftment in the community.

Not One More

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"Not One More: A Peace and Justice Project" has been selected as a 2024 Love & Light honoree by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Love & Light Recognition Tour spotlights remarkable individuals and organizations that exemplify love, light and upliftment in the community.

Careers with Math 2024

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Penn State Berks celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Careers with Math Options Conference on May 7. A record total of 200 seventh grade students and chaperones from 15 schools in and around the Berks County area attended the event. The mission of the event is to generate excitement for STEM topics early in young female students’ education. 

Lolita Paff poses with plaque and Neeli Bendapudi

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Lolita Paff, associate professor of business and economics at Penn State Berks (right), receives the 2024 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching from Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi.