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A STEP of faith

Bahia Blanca, Argentina :: Crewmembers mobilise a group of young believers to take a step towards serving God.




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A Bible for the Kurds

A Bible app provides access to God's Word for thousands of Kurds.




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Losing everything for Christ

The leader said: "This is a secret; if we started to teach about Jesus in our mosques then we might as well open churches."




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The story of Lacken House

In 2008, OM Ireland purchased Lacken House to be their headquarters. Ten years and hundreds of people later, the team continues to minister from the heart of Ireland.




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'The East is the new frontier'

Workers Berni and Carla are passionate about reaching the East of Turkey and encouraged by spiritual growth happening there.




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Prayer makes a difference

How prayer shaped the history of OM and how important prayer still is today.




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Hope and a future

Lima, Peru :: A Logos Hope team joins an inspirational pastor ministering to the children of criminals.




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Rain for days

"[The village] didn’t know about the cyclone." OM worker Macdonald tells how his village experienced Cyclone Idai.




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From troubled teen to disciple

The journey of a young Albanian girl from the Roma and Gypsy community who went from being a troubled teenager to excitedly following Jesus!




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Forever freedom

Montevideo, Uruguay :: A Logos Hope crewmember relies on God for strength and the words to say to disruptive inmates at a prison.




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Blog from Bolivia: Moving ministries and the best birthday

Santa Cruz, Bolivia :: God surprises a Logos Hope crewmember with birthday treats and new perspectives as she serves with a team on shore.




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Afloat again!

Montevideo, Uruguay :: Logos Hope returns to the water after annual maintenance and her crew prepares to resume the floating ministry.




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Serving God through coffee shops and carpentry

Jose, an Argentinian worker serving in Southeast Asia, tells of how he entered overseas service and what he has seen God do through his not-so-typical ministry.




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Fauci joins list of government officials entering self-quarantine over COVID-19

CDC head Robert Redfield and FDA chief Stephen Hahn are also quarantining.




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National parks visitors should plan for 'new normal'

Parks testing public access at several parks with limited offerings and services




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Musk threatens to exit California over virus restrictions

He's in a growing spat with officials over reopening an electric vehicle plant.




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Italian govt hails release of volunteer kidnapped in Kenya

Officials in Italy say an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped in Kenya in late 2018 has been freed in Somalia




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Surfer killed in shark attack in Northern California

He was surfing off Manresa State Beach on the northern end of Monterey Bay.




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Visitors flock to Smoky Mountains park on reopening day

Scores of nature lovers from dozens of states crowded trails, blocked-off areas.




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Las Vegas police release images of fatal shooting at complex

Images show man lunging toward an officer who had tried to calm him down.




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UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports

Trump’s taped message was played during a broadcast of the UFC 249 undercard.




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A distinct possibility: 'Temporary' layoffs may be permanent

More U.S. employers seem to be recognizing a growing possibility.




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Altoona professor's poem selected for Public Poetry Project honor

A poem by Erin Murphy, professor of English, has been selected for the Pennsylvania Center for the Book’s Public Poetry Project.




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Altoona staff member raising money for United Way fund

Courtney Kantoski has created a line of T-shirts and tank tops which she is selling to benefit the United Way of Blair County’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.




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Penn State Altoona announces spring 2020 faculty and staff award recipients

Penn State Altoona this spring recognized outstanding employee contributions with the 2020 faculty and staff awards.




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Altoona biology professor featured in Agricultural Sciences article

Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has published an article written about Carolyn Mahan's newest research grant.




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Penn State announces plan, procedure for students to move out

With Gov. Tom Wolf’s easing of stay-at-home restrictions in 24 Pennsylvania counties on May 8 and his plan to reopen 13 additional counties starting on May 15, Penn State students from areas not currently under travel restrictions who have personal belongings remaining in on-campus housing may begin scheduling times for moving out of their residence halls at campuses where restrictions have also eased, the University announced today (May 9).




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Penn State DuBois, York to offer remote Assisted Living Administrator training

Penn State DuBois is teaming up with Penn State York to offer a remote learning opportunity for those seeking the Assisted Living Administrator, 15-hour training. This training prepares those who are planning on taking the licensing test, or qualifies as the required 15 hours of Continuing Medical Education for those completing training to maintain their current license.




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'Cyber Security for Business' offered by Altoona LaunchBox, NCPA LaunchBox

With the digital business landscape ever-changing due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the North Central PA LaunchBox is teaming up with the Altoona LaunchBox to offer the webinar “Cyber Security for Business” from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6.




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Penn State DuBois’ Marly Doty named Student Engagement Network Fellow

Penn State DuBois Lecturer of Human Development and Family Studies Marly Doty was added to the University-wide Student Engagement Network’s Faculty Academy as a fellow this spring. She will create a model to help freshmen students be informed in their journey as they participate in a first-year seminar or first-year experience course.




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Palumbo Charitable Trust grows scholarship fund at Penn State DuBois

The A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust has committed an additional $50,000 to a scholarship fund that will help students earn an education at Penn State DuBois. The Palumbo Scholarship at Penn State DuBois was established in 2008 with a $25,000 gift from the Palumbo Charitable Trust. To date, the trust has gifted more than $525,000 to campus scholarship funds.




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How to manage fear during the pandemic, according to a Penn State expert

James Dillard, distinguished professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State, describes strategies to help regulate emotions during the stress and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Penn State’s nominees for Truman Scholarship exemplify service

Erin Brown and William McCarter were Penn State’s 2020 nominees for the Truman Scholarship, which rewards students for commitments to public service.




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Xiaoye You named director of Center for Democratic Deliberation

Xiaoye You, Liberal Arts Professor of English and Asian Studies, will become director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation in the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, effective July 1.




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Council For Exceptional Children's RTI Blog

This blog is a another great response-to-intervention resource; the last several posts have focused specifically on what researchers know about best practices for response to intervention at the secondary level. It was a good resource for me as I was writing my latest RTI article, published just thi




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In RTI Era, is Federal Special Education Law Out of Date?

There are still lots of questions about how response-to-intervention is used, and whether it's being used correctly, considering that federal rules about identifying students with disabilities haven't changed.




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Update: Middle School Readers Need More Precise RTI Screenings, Study Finds

Assessment for reading interventions in response-to-intervention models may be too narrow to identify students struggling in different aspects of reading.




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Quiz Yourself: How Are Schools Helping Struggling Learners?

Quiz Yourself! How can Response to Intervention help struggling learners, what factors are important in raising student achievement, and what impact does the Every Student Succeeds Act have on students with disabilities who are lagging behind their peers?




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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Response to Intervention

Quiz Yourself! What are the essential components of response to intervention (RTI) initiatives, how are schools struggling to implement RTI, and what factors are contributing to school improvement?




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Leaders Can Improve Student Performance by Identifying Effective Evidence

There is a direct connection between the leader's actions and the students' success or failure.




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Feds Invest $10 Million Into Research for Severe Learning Disabilities

The funding will establish a center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. that will focus on instructional strategies in reading and math for students with persistent learning struggles.




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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About RTI?

Quiz Yourself: What are the essential components of response to intervention (RTI) initiatives, how have schools struggled to implement RTI, and what factors have contributed to school improvement?




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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Response to Intervention?

Quiz Yourself: What are the essential components of response to intervention (RTI) initiatives, how have schools struggled to implement RTI, and what factors have contributed to school improvement?




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A Synopsis of the Synopses, 2013-2014




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A time for harvest on Santay Island

OM Ecuador experiences God’s awesome hand as they witness the transformation in people’s lives on Santay Island.




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By the grace of God

Over a thousand people visited the medical clinic that OM Ecuador recently installed in the small town of Cadeate. Many also came to faith.




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It’s not just about the fish

A team of 18 people from Guatemala recently joined forces with OM Ecuador in an outreach to the little-evangelised southern parts of Ecuador.




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Robbers flee in the name of Jesus

Members of OM Ecuador are robbed when arriving at the weekly prayer meeting. But the robbers flee upon hearing the name of Jesus.




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Fruit on Santay Island

After many years of ministry and much prayer, men are coming to Christ on Santay Island in Ecuador.




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Not just a pair of glasses

From a bus break down to the relentless spread of a stomach virus: nothing deterred the medical team from carrying out Gods work.