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University to
receive $200 million in state construction funding
The governor served up some good news for Penn State during a March 20 dinner
with the Board of Trustees and President Graham B. Spanier . At the
dinner, Gov. Tom Ridge announced the release of $200 million in badly
needed capital construction funds to the University over the next five years.
Penn State will receive $40 million per year, probably beginning July 1.
Task force charged
to review University's research activities
Rodney A. Erickson, vice president for research, has appointed a
task force to evaluate issues and opportunities related to research administration
and technology transfer at Penn State and to make recommendations on ways
to improve the University's support structure for research activities.
Where the rainy season never
ends
For the past decade, ever so quietly and carefully, the University Park
campus has used treated wastewater generated by thousands of students and
employees to foster its very own rain forest. That may sound like a hard
thing to hide, yet very few people who see the forest recognize it for what
it is.
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