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A snowman with Old Main in the background

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Photo submitted by Priyasha Fernando, a graduate student in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at University Park. The submitted caption reads: "Winter crowns Old Main with snowmen sentinels, quietly guarding its timeless grace."

A side portrait of the Nittany Lion shrine at night

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Photo submitted by Jacob Brandes, an undergraduate student studying criminology at University Park. The submitted caption reads: "The Lion Shrine during snowfall at night, Dec. 15, 2024." 

A close up picture of a sandhill crane in the snow

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Dom Feola, marketing specialist in Penn State Outreach, submitted the winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today winter photo contest. The submitted caption reads: "Jane, the resident sandhill crane at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center on Dec. 16, 2024."

A bunch of book covers

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University Libraries’ Libby reading app will feature a women’s history month virtual display of e-books and audiobooks available for student and employee borrowing. In addition, a first-floor Paterno Library leisure-reading bookshelf near Starbucks’ order pickup area will have similar books available for all library users’ checkout at first floor library desks. Peruse curated titles about extraordinary women, issues affecting women, and fictional strong women protagonists.

Adrian Miller and text that reads Black Chefs in the White House

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American culinary historian, lawyer and public policy adviser Adrian Miller will offer an engaging and educational journey through the lives of African Americans who have served as cooks for U.S. presidents, "Black Chefs in the White House," at 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, via Zoom and also in-person at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center Library in the HUB. More information and registration is available at this link.