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Local research on new bourbon aging process aided by $64,955 grant

A faculty-student research team at Lycoming College has spent the summer working closely with nearby, alumnus-owned Four Birds Distilling Co., to help advance innovation in speeding the time required to age American bourbon. The manufacturing project was made possible by a $64,955 grant ...

Local digital history research enabled by $150K grant

A $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of Lycoming College’s Humanities Research Center (HRC) has enabled student interns to spend the summer months working collaboratively with faculty members to develop a digital history of the College. Each ...

Brewing instructor speaks at Homebrew Con in California

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s brewing and fermentation science instructor, Timothy L. Yarrington, spoke at Homebrew Con, the nation’s largest annual gathering of brewing and fermentation enthusiasts, held recently in San Diego. Yarrington’s educational session was titled ...

Faculty present at world history conference in Pittsburgh

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the World History Association, held recently in Pittsburgh in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s World History Center. Recognized as a major conference in the world history field, the ...

Local students travel to Belize to research politics, culture, economy

Fourteen Commonwealth University students, from the Mansfield and Lock Haven campuses, recently returned from studying abroad in the Central American country of Belize. The students were part of a faculty-led, short-term study abroad program that has been introducing students to Belize since ...

Williamsport School District hosts open houses ahead of school year

The Williamsport Area School District recently announced the dates for its annual round of open houses to kick off the start of the 2023-2024 school year, according to a news release. This year’s open house schedule is listed below in order by date: • Williamsport Area Middle School will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 for seventh-grade students and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for eighth-grade students. • Intermediate schools (Curtin and Lycoming Valley) will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 23. (For those attending Lycoming Valley, fourth-grade open house will be from 5:30 to ...