About 65 miles away from Penn State’s University Park campus, one alumnus has quietly impacted the academic careers of over 128 students in the Eberly College of Science since 2014 and many more at Penn State DuBois campus. To learn more about George Kosco's impact, read his story on our college page.

Alumni Stories

Shirley Malcom building dedication

Dr. Shirley Malcom (1974 Ph.D. Ecology) will be honored during a building dedication at the University Park campus in April. Innovation Park’s 329 Building will be named to honor Dr. Malcom, a noted scientist and leading advocate for representation in the sciences for women and girls of color. Read more on our college page.

Alpha Chi Sigma alumni group creates $1.5 million in new scholarship endowments

Penn State alumni of the national professional chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma have committed $1.5 million to endow scholarships in the three colleges where most of their members earned their degrees. Read the story in Penn State News.

Alumni Achievement Award

The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their extraordinary professional accomplishments. This year, Eberly alumna Therese Jones was one of 11 alumni chosen by the Penn State Alumni Association to receive the award. Read more on our college page.

Updates from Eberly

Black History Month keynote speaker
February 28th at 4 p.m. EST

Join the Eberly College of Science Climate and Diversity Committee in welcoming Dr. Avery August. The talk is titled "R0 and the culture club paradox in diversifying the biomedical sciences". Read more about the event on our college page. Register for remote viewing here. Check out the Black History Month events page here.

The end of an era

For almost eight decades, 117 Osmond has served as an educational hub for Penn State students and faculty. The Penn State physics community has also heard lectures in this room from many luminaries in physics, including at least two dozen Nobel Prize winners. But all good things must come to end. 117 and 119 Osmond will come down in the not too distant future to make way for a new physics tower!

Forensic Science Alumni

Help grow the Penn State Forensic Science Community! Join the network of current students, alumni, benefactors, and community members by filling out this survey. Check out the Virtual Program Update to hear from Program Director
Dr. Jason Brooks.

Five Penn State faculty named AAAS Fellows

The faculty range from ecology and evolution of fish and coral reef ecology, to bone regeneration and intrinsically disordered proteins, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Find out which fields they each study in Penn State News.