Anne Danahy
Anne Danahy is a reporter at WPSU. She was a reporter for nearly 12 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she earned a number of awards for her coverage of issues including the impact of natural gas development on communities.
She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and a master's degree in media studies from Penn State.
Before joining WPSU, she worked as a writer and editor at Strategic Communications at Penn State and with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute before that.
She hosts a Q&A program for Centre County's government and education access station and teaches a news writing and reporting class at Penn State.
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Exposure to Agent Orange and its negative effects is one of the lasting impacts of the Vietnam War. Now, a state representative from Centre County is introducing legislation to help connect Pennsylvania veterans and their families with the benefits available to them.
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A plan to bring the American marten — a mink-like member of the weasel family — back to Pennsylvania is on hold, at least for now.
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Penn State plans to cut funding to WPSU by 20%, a decision that was announced this week as part of the university's presentation of budget changes and a blueprint for reviewing all of its programs, colleges and campuses.
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Penn State plans to trim many of its units' budgets in the 2026 fiscal year, with some colleges and units slated to get 4% or 5% cuts, and the Commonwealth Campuses facing a 14% cut.
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A new map from State College-based Purple Lizard Maps features the hundreds of state parks, forests, rail trails and whitewater destinations across Pennsylvania, with a goal of helping people discover the great outdoors.
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U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but says he feels well and plans to keep working.
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In Pennsylvania, medical students can perform exams on unconscious patients without their permission. But that’s changing under legislation passed in the General Assembly and expected to be signed by the governor.
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Penn State and the other state-related universities in Pennsylvania are still waiting on this year’s funding from the Commonwealth. And now, Penn State is saying if that money doesn’t come through soon, it might be next year before the university sees state funding.
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A Penn State administrator said the university has done more preparation and community engagement ahead of an upcoming appearance by right-wing provocateur Alex Stein, whose performance at the University Park campus a year ago ended up getting canceled at the last minute amid confrontations with protestors.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions in federal dollars was pushed out to child care centers in Pennsylvania, but that funding wasn't permanent and has stopped. At a time when workers can make more in other jobs, providers and advocates say the child care shortage that existed before the pandemic will get worse if the government doesn’t step in.