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Berkey Creamery, a campus staple, may debut a new ice cream flavor inspired by Coach Matt Campbell as staff suggested options (s'mores, cannoli crunch, and cookie crunch).

Campbell will choose one flavor for the upcoming season at the creamery.

Indian Latin Kitchen opened yesterday at 404 E.

Calder Way (former home of Kokoro) in downtown State College to serve Indian favorites and Latin comfort foods. It offers a $15.95 lunch buffet daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. along with takeout and catering options.

The Penn State Arboretum will host a silent disco event at Childhood’s Gate Children’s Garden (featuring live DJ sets including Corey Elbin, known as DJ Elbow Knee Knee) on Friday, Sept.

4 from 7 to 10 p.m.

International students at Penn State are settling into state college and say they miss close family ties as they adjust to campus life today.

Many described a mix of excitement and homesickness (with support from community and FaceTime) as they work to balance academic and cultural expectations.

Collin Ward, a fourth-year journalism major from central New Jersey, was named Onward State’s 21st managing editor at Penn State after the spring staff meeting.

He edits stories and guides the blog’s future while aiming to keep innovative coverage alive (reflecting a commitment to teamwork and fresh ideas).

The College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomed six new faculty members — joining departments such as human-centered computing, informatics, and cybersecurity — who will teach and lead research to expand the college’s expertise for current and future students.

Penn State Smeal College of Business welcomed 16 new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year, bringing a range of academic and executive leadership experience to departments including Accounting+Finance+Marketing at the Business Building.

Penn State Smeal College of Business welcomed new faculty members Fred Asante and Rimmy E.

Tomy, who will research how accounting practices affect credit access in developing economies. They plan to build on their work from the Accounting & Development Forum in future studies.

Patrick Plaisance of Bellisario College helped update the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics by adding values like courage and curiosity; the proposed changes are under review and will be voted on Sept.

25 with a final decision set for early Oct.

Researchers from Penn State developed a new diagnostic method that identifies sepsis-causing bacteria in hours rather than days using advanced bacterial culturing techniques (the study was published Wednesday, Aug.

26). This approach could help doctors choose effective treatments before the condition worsens.

A new study led by Penn State and the University of Vermont showed that Myotis bats live longer due to a unique immune system (using extra gene copies to fight viruses and cancer).

The research, published Aug. 26, may guide future breakthroughs in aging and disease prevention.

Centre County declared September as National Recovery Month and Aug.

31 as International Overdose Awareness Day, and announced a candlelight ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte (to honor overdose victims) to support local recovery efforts.

Three Penn State field hockey players were named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list ahead of the season.

The team opens tomorrow at 4 p.m. against Virginia and plays Lock Haven on Saturday at 12 p.m. (home games are free with streaming on Big Ten Plus).

PSU’s new edge rusher coach Christian Smith, who joined after coaching Northwestern, spoke Tuesday in the Lasch Building about facing PSU last fall - noting his sympathy for former coach Franklin as the team prepares for its season-opener against Marshall.