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  • Today’s Technology: Fake profiles discovered on LinkedIn

    Today’s Technology: Fake profiles discovered on LinkedIn

    A recent study conducted by the Stanford Internet Observatory and National Public Radio (NPR) found that there are over 1,000 fake LinkedIn profiles active on the platform, which are created to draw users to a specific business and convince them to buy its products. Even after removing over 15 million fake accounts at the beginning

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  • Atwood elected to ASEE deans executive board

    Atwood elected to ASEE deans executive board

    The Dean of the School of Engineering, Math and Computer Science at Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara Atwood has recently been elected to the Engineering Deans Council Executive Board of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).  “The overall responsibility is to provide vision and leadership in engineering education, research and engagement,” Atwood said when asked

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  • The Russia-Ukraine conflict: Is the end in sight?

    The Russia-Ukraine conflict: Is the end in sight?

    If you’ve looked in the news at any point recently, you’ve most likely seen information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Starting on Feb. 24, this invasion has gone on for weeks now, coming up on a whole month. Russia’s decision to go through with the invasion was surprising, even for the people on the front lines.

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  • Ten Psychology students attend and present at the 93rd Eastern Psychological Association

    Ten Psychology students attend and present at the 93rd Eastern Psychological Association

    On March 3 through 5, 10 Elizabethtown College psychology students along with faculty members Dr. Michael Roy, Dr. Elizabeth Dalton and Dr. Robert Wickham attended the 93rd Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Conference in New York City, N.Y. The students spent the weekend in New York City presenting their research as well as exploring the city

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  • Fire incident occurs in the Masters Center

    Fire incident occurs in the Masters Center

    On Wednesday, March 9 around 9 p.m., a fire alarm in the Elizabethtown College Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering was set off, prompting the evacuation of the few employees and students occupying the building. The Elizabethtown Borough Fire Department and other officials swiftly arrived to investigate the incident. In a statement released by

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  • Global Perspective: China faces largest COVID-19 outbreak since beginning of pandemic

    Global Perspective: China faces largest COVID-19 outbreak since beginning of pandemic

    China has stuck with its “COVID zero” policies throughout the pandemic, but a new highly transmissible variant is putting those policies to test. As most countries enter an endemic phase of the pandemic, which means that they are learning to live with COVID, China has begun imposing restrictions on factories throughout the country. In an

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