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Fall/Winter 2011
This issue includes a feature story written by Andrew Read, professor of biology and entomology, Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State. His story is titled "Taming Evolution." Also in this issue are profiles of undergraduate and graduate students who took advantage of the college's many research opportunities.
Fall/Winter 2010
This issue includes a feature story written by Professor of Biology Blair Hedges, titled "Exploring the Evolution of Life with Timetrees"; a faculty profile of Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics, Nigel Higson; and student profiles of five young women who took advantage of the college's undergraduate research opportunities.
Winter 2009/2010
This issue includes a feature story written by Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and the Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Chemistry Stephen J. Benkovic, titled "The Quest for a Switch to Turn Off Cancer"; faculty profiles of Professor and Distinguished Executive-in-Residence Peter Tombros and Willaman Professor of Mathematics Quaing Du; and student profiles of Ujjwal Gupta and Sean Lobard.
Fall 2008
This issue includes a feature story written by Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Alex Wolszczan, titled "In Search of Living Worlds," and a faculty profile of Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Jinchao Xu.
Spring 2008
This issue includes a feature story, "Nanoscale Motors," written by Penn State chemists DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Physics Thomas E. Mallouk and Professor of Chemistry Ayusman Sen.
Spring 2007
This issue includes a feature story written by Verne M. Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor of Life Sciences Nina Fedoroff titled, "Genetically Modified Foods: Making the Earth Say Beans."
Fall 2006
This issue includes a feature story written by Professor of Biology Bernhard Lüscher, titled "Neuroscience at Penn State."
Spring 2006
This issue includes a feature story written by Ross C. Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology titled, "Revealing the Secrets of the Genome." It also includes a special section, "The Next Generation," which profiles several student achievers in the Eberly College of Science.
Summer 2005
This issue includes a feature story written by Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Physics, Abhay Ashtekar, titled "Space and Time: Einstein and Beyond." It also includes faculty profiles of Dale Brownawell, distinguished professor of mathematics, and Steven Weinreb,
Winter 2005
This issue includes a feature story about the Swift satellite and coverage of its launch. It also includes faculty profiles of Daniel Cosgrove, Andrew Ewing, Peter Hudson, and Yakov Pesin.
Summer 2004
This issue includes a feature story about the commercial applications of the college's scientific research. It also includes faculty profiles of James Anderson, Moses Chan, Masatoshi Nei, and Nicholas Winograd.
Fall 2002
This issue includes a feature story about the world's smallest lizard and Alix Wolszczan's selection to be honored with a Polish postage stamp. It also includes faculty profiles of Donald A. Bryant, Craig E. Cameron, Nina V. Fedoroff, Bruce G. Lindsay, and Gerald D. Mahan.
Spring 2002
This issue includes a feature story about the endowed positions in the college. It also includes faculty profiles of George Andrews, Paul Baum, J. Gregory Ferry, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Anatole Katok, C. R. Rao, and Robert Simpson.
Summer 2001
This issue includes a feature story about materials science research at Penn State. It also includes faculty profiles of Harry Allcock, A. Welford Castleman Jr., Vincent Crespi, Barbara Garrison, Jainendra Jain, Thomas Mallouk, Julian Maynard, Nitin Samarth, and Paul Weiss.