Campus notes: March 30, 2025
Maia Heim, Hamburg, a student at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, was elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which recognizes accomplishments in all academic disciplines.
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Geisinger School of Medicine student Kevin Viera, Wyomissing, took part in Match Day, in which fourth-year medical students learn where they'll train in their chosen specialty. Viera will be working in emergency medicine at Reading Hospital.
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