radioNovo News for State College: July 27, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 07/27/26          EFFECTIVE 7AM TODAY, SOME 950 MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE WORKERS REPRESENTED BY S-E-I-U HEALTHCARE ARE FORMALLY ON A FIVE-DAY STRIKE.   THE WALKOUT FOLLOWS ONGOING DISPUTES OVER WAGES AND STAFFING LEVELS. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY CONTINGENCY STAFFING PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL SERVICES REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL THROUGH JULY 31ST.          A CENTRE COUNTY WOMAN IS IN JAIL AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING HER VEHICLE ON FIRE FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT OUTSIDE A GREGG TOWNSHIP BAR. STATE POLICE SAY 46-YEAR-OLD KAREN HASH TORCHED HER CAR NEXT TO THE GREGG COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RECREATION CENTER, CAUSING OVER 5,000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. HASH WAS DENIED BAIL AND FACES MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES.          PENN STATE HAS BEEN AWARDED A 20-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION TO LEAD AN A-I-ENABLED RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE 4-YEAR PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE LATTICE CLOUD LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY PARK, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY OF MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTORS AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.