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Governor to sign legislation clarifying
University's tax status
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives, following a similar vote in the
state Senate, recently passed House Bill 55, which establishes that property
owned by state-related universities such as Penn State is considered public
property and is therefore tax exempt. The House vote was 194 to 0 and the
Senate vote was 47 to 0. The governor is expected to sign the bill.
Location found for child care center
at University Park
Moving ahead with plans to provide access to quality child care, the University
has identified a site on the University Park campus along East College Avenue
where by 1999 a new child care center will stand.
Universities must tackle ethics
issues head-on, expert says
Colleges and universities that discover unethical or unprofessional conduct
among their research faculty -- which can range from cutting corners to
committing outright fraud -- must publicly disclose the problems and ways
of resolving them, an expert on research integrity told a Penn State Forum
audience on Nov. 25.
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