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Cover Story Dr. Lakshman Yapa, associate professor of geography at Penn State, is this year’s recipient of the Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach. He was selected for this honor because of his commitment to outreach teaching, outreach research and outreach service. photo by James Collins

Faculty and instructional designers team up to develop World Campus courses Leader of mind, body and spirit movement speaks at Penn State Research Kitchen and Franco Harris team up for school breakfast programs Anniversary of Poe’s death brings scholars together	Our imperative: Create a learning society Urban poverty Designing for change: Architecture students at work in Bellefonte Ag students gain leadership experience planning a conference Peer tutoring conference spreads the word about collaboration Programs bring the wonders of the universe to people of all ages Got Chesapeake Milk? Mapping the future: Unit shares data with the Commonwealth and world The future of modernism in a postmodern world Outreach initiatives in the Department of English Fine Powder Processing conference brings leading researchers to Penn State Turning away from violence Workshops place new research on sexual minority youth into the hands of Pennsylvania educators Scientists from around the world share latest research on sintering Anniversary of Poe’s death brings scholars together for conference Faculty and instructional designers team up to develop World Campus courses	World Campus offers on-line master’s degree in adult education World Campus students report satisfaction with course experiences Penn State launches on-line course for faculty worldwide who want to hone on-line teaching skills International conference and festival promote renaissance in African languages Networking and staying on top of current research are top needs for Pennsylvania school psychologists Scholars and professionals take a second look at The Second Sex Penn State Abington and Calkins Newspapers form alliance Short course offers latest research and developments in underwater acoustics Leader of mind, body and spirit movement speaks at Penn State Faculty and staff gather to discuss children, youth and families topics Penn State Research Kitchen and Franco Harris team up for school breakfast program Older adults explore cyberspace in computer classes Office of Outreach Development is restructured “Reaching out” news briefs

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