This week's top stories form across Penn State:

No Place Like Home: For returning and first-year Penn State students who are settling into campuses across Pennsylvania, back-to-school means embracing the unknown while taking comfort in their home away from home.

Results Will Vary: Penn State leaders have opted to give the incoming Class of 2022 a debut theater performance that tackles tough — but very real — scenarios, like finding academic success, avoiding pitfalls, alcohol use and other realities of life on a college campus.

Cheese Activism: Kerry Kaylegian, assistant research professor of dairy foods and extension specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, was inducted into the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers New World Chapter on July 28 in a ceremony held in association with the American Cheese Society's annual meeting in Pittsburgh. 

Police Visibility:  Penn State football fans will see an increase in police visibility during football games at Beaver Stadium beginning this season, as part of the University’s ongoing efforts to review and implement best practices related to the safety of the game-day experience.

Shaver's Creek Reopens: Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center will re-open Labor Day weekend following a two-year expansion project that included major renovations to Penn State’s outdoor education field lab and nature center for the first time.

Diversity and Inclusion: Penn State President Eric Barron begins the semester with a blog post and updates on new initiatives that focus on fostering respect and meaningful dialogue within our community.

St. Joseph Medical Center: Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center will use a $1 million dollar grant to create hybrid catheterization labs on its Bern Township campus. The technology of the hybrid catheterization labs will allow St. Joseph Medical Center to provide patients in need of cardiovascular treatment, as well as radiology and oncology procedures, with cutting-edge, exceptional care close to home.