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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hannah Stuelke scored a career-high 47 points and Caitlin Clark added 27 points in her quest for the scoring record as No. 2 Iowa defeated Penn State 111-93 on Thursday night. Against Penn State, Clark made sure to get the ball inside to Stuelke, providing 11 assists on her teammate's 17 field goals on 20 attempts. “She said, ‘I expect you do this every game,’” Stuelke said, laughing. Iowa: Clark seemed out of sorts in the first quarter, but settled down when she started making shots in the second quarter.

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(AP) — When two early road losses threatened to derail No. 2 Purdue's Big Ten championship journey, the Boilermakers charted a different course. “We're just focused on winning games,” All-American center Zach Edey said after Sunday's 75-69 victory at then conference-leading and No. So instead of fretting about the early season missteps at Northwestern and Nebraska, they used the losses as fuel to keep chugging along. The Boilermakers took both titles last season, winning the regular-season crown by three games.

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2 Michigan or win a hearing to at least temporarily lift the Big Ten’s penalty against him for a sign-stealing scheme. "I'm just looking for that opportunity, due process," Harbaugh said at his weekly news conference. I'm not looking for a popularity contest. “I was like 5 inches from the TV,” said Harbaugh, whose punishment included being banned from Penn State's stadium. There's times when I'm doing good things for other people, and they're not as happy to see me as my chickens are."

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes, including a 57-yarder to KeAndre Lambert-Smith with 1:46 to play, and No. 10 Penn State's defense forced a late safety to beat Indiana 33-24 on Saturday. Penn State’s sophomore quarterback came up big after making a huge mistake that cost the Nittany Lions the lead. Indiana capitalized with two long touchdown passes to take a 14-7 lead. The Nittany Lions got a 50-yard field goal from Alex Felkins to take the lead moments after the takeaway.

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☆ Nike Chief Design Officer tells college grads to embrace what makes you different. 'I view my dyslexia as a gift to see the world differently.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nike Chief Design Officer John Hoke recently gave a commencement address at Penn State. Nike wrote him back. "Through my education at Penn State, I came to better understand myself and realize, in fact, that my superpower became wonder," Hoke said. I did not expect an answer, but surprisingly, Nike wrote me back. "I have that letter framed in my office in Beaverton, and it still makes me smile," he said.

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☆ When my son was accepted into Penn State for grad school, we learned he could negotiate the offer. He got an additional $52,000 in funding.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Ann Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My son was accepted into Penn State for grad school and offered over $25,650 a year in funding. He's heading to Penn State in July, having earned over $300,000 in funding. He outlined his best offer and his desire to select Penn State if it could match the offer and consider additional funds for the summer. He scored another $52,000 in funding from Penn State, to be paid out over five years. He starts working in the lab at Penn State in July.

☆ Students demand Penn State cancel on-campus comedy show featuring Proud Boys founder: 'They're on the wrong side'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Students at Penn State want the administration to cancel an event with the founder of the Proud Boys. The Proud Boys have been labeled a terrorist organization by the Canadian government. He told Insider he's grateful Penn State is following through with upholding the First Amendment and said he wants the protestors there. When asked by Insider whether Penn State would provide comment on students' demands the event be canceled, the university reiterated the First Amendment. "Penn State is really fighting a losing battle on this one.

☆ How an Xprize-winning group developed an AI assistant to help African farmers increase their crops and adapt to the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-10 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Penn State's PlantVillage uses technology solutions and field teams to increase farmers' crop yield. As warming temperatures spawn more crop pests, groups, including PlantVillage, are increasingly using artificial intelligence to protect agriculture. Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy more than $220 billion, while invasive insects cost at least $70 billion. The climate crisis increases crop diseases and pests — like the desert locust, which could spread because of warming temperatures. Farmers are encouraged to plant trees with biochar, a soil additive that can store carbon dioxide for centuries.

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