Eberly College of Science Mentoring Program

Would you like to reconnect with the Eberly College of Science? Do you have valuable expertise to share with others? The Eberly College of Science Mentoring Program may be the perfect conduit to help you stay in touch with others in the Eberly community! As a mentor, you can provide additional support to a current student, assisting with resume writing, interviewing skills, career planning, and the transition from college to career.
Learn more and register as a mentor here.

A Physician Assistant but Always a Penn Stater

I remember hearing the words “We are Penn State” for the first time. I was a junior in high school, visiting Penn State University Park for the first time. I was on a tour of the campus when my tour guide shouted the usual greeting at some students.
Read more of Dastis's letter.

Sustainability: How Science Can Help Achieve the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

This year's Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lecture will link to the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. 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.
Read more on the lectures.

Updates from Eberly

Penn State chemistry community grieves loss of Professor Emeritus James Anderson

The Department of Chemistry is sad to announce that Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics James (Jim) Bernhard Anderson passed away on January 14 at the age of eighty-five.

Ferrari and Hicks receive Dean’s Special Award for extraordinary efforts during COVID-19

The awards were presented by Verne M. Wiliman Dean Tracy Langkilde on January 19, 2021, during the college’s Climate and Diversity Awards ceremony, sponsored by the college’s Climate and Diversity Committee.