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Red Yuan, helps deliver a donation of 1,500 surgical masks.

Yuan coordinates PPE donation from RCA

Hongyan “Red” Yuan, an instructional designer at Penn State Berks and member of the board of the Reading Chinese Association (RCA), recently helped to coordinate the donation of 1,500 surgical masks to Penn State Health St. Joseph.
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Libraries employees receive national award for technology innovation

Two Penn State University Libraries employees at Berks Thun Library, Penn State Berks, have been awarded the American Library Association’s 2020 Emerging Technologies Section 2020 Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award, which recognizes a technology application that directly benefits library users.
Berks LaunchBox holds IdeaTest lab

Berks LaunchBox keeps entrepreneurs moving forward

The Berks LaunchBox has re-tooled its consulting and classes to continue to help startups, small businesses and dreamers to keep moving forward during this difficult time. Staff members are available from 8 a.m.­ to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, by appointment for virtual meetings and assistance.
Berks CAB Spring Week events

Penn State Berks celebrates Virtual Spring Week

The Penn State Berks Campus Activities Board (CAB) traditionally celebrates Spring Week with a wide variety of activities and contests on campus. This year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAB redesigned the programming as a virtual experience.
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Penn State to continue remote learning, online courses into summer

Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the decision to extend virtual delivery of courses into the summer. Further, the University will adjust tuition for the summer sessions in light of the ongoing pandemic and the persistent fiscal strain it is causing across Pennsylvania and the country.