End-of-year video: Penn State Resilience

"This year, possibly more than any other, we’ve seen the resilient spirit of Penn State students, faculty, staff and alumni. You’ve faced unprecedented challenges, and met them with creativity, hope and determination. Thank you for showing us what it means to be a Penn Stater.”
Watch Penn State's end-of-year video.

Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 23

Each of this year’s lectures will link to one of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. This year, the lecture series will be held live via Zoom Video Webinar on six consecutive Saturday mornings (11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) from January 23 through February 27, 2021. More info can be found here on this site.

A Reflective Q&A with Students Bryanna White and Donovan Brown

We recognize that while the student experience has taken an unexpected turn, our young scientists are rising to the test and taking on obstacles with creativity and perseverance. Bryanna White and Donovan Brown, both undergraduate students, spoke on their Penn State experiences and shared a message for the alumni community. 
Read more on these students' experiences.

A Letter from Alumni Board member Laurie Stanell

So many of us are happy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror, but the pandemic is still ever present. I propose to you a somewhat trite New Year’s resolution: “I will take care of my total health and well-being this year, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read more on Stanell's letter.

The Eberly Mentoring Program: Connecting alumni and students

As individuals and as a group, the college’s alumni possess a wealth of experience on career paths and professional opportunities that is an invaluable source of guidance for students in the college.
Read more on the Mentoring Program.

Welcoming Jenn Lawrence as
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

She has worked in the Eberly College of Science for five years and has been employed at Penn State for 19 years. Please feel free to reach out to Jenn at jlawrence@psu.edu. 
She welcomes your questions and suggestions!

Research updates

Was That a Dropped Call From ET?
"A spooky radio signal showed up after a radio telescope was aimed at the next star over from our sun."
Check out this New York Times article featuring graduate student Sofia Sheikh.

Q&A with Derek Lee: Could spotted owls benefit from forest fires?
According to Penn State biologist Derek Lee, forest fires are actually beneficial to the threatened species of spotted owls. His results have important implications for management of forests inhabited by spotted owls, which assumes that fire is a major threat to the owls.