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Science Journal Spotlight: Activities around the college

14 November 2022

Issue 2 of the 2022 Science Journal explores many of the activities—both virtual and in person—that have strengthened the college community over the last year. Here, we highlight several of these efforts.

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group gathers in front of huge tree in Costa Rica

Study abroad makes its big return.

The 2021-2022 academic year marked the return of two study abroad courses in the college, including a trip as part of the Topical Ecology course to Costa Rica and a separate study abroad program focused on anatomy in Italy.

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A first-year Penn State student in the Prehealth Summer Bridge Program smiles during a Lunch & Learn session with the Eberly College of Science's associate deans

Prehealth Summer Bridge Program gives incoming students a leg up.

The college’s inaugural summer bridge program allowed undergraduates from historically underrepresented groups to build a community as they prepared for their first semester.

 

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Science U campers stand with their molecule

In-person summer activities return to Eberly.

We highlight some of our favorite photos from this summer’s Science-U programs and the Penn State SETI symposium.

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Summer learning for grad students in astrostatistics and astroinformatics.

Two summer schools hosted by the Penn State Center for Astrostatistics had almost 500 participants and showcased Penn State expertise.

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Logo for A Greater Penn State for the Twenty-first Century campaign.

Eberly College of Science concludes fundraising cycle as part of University’s ‘A Greater Penn State’ campaign.

As the six-year campaign comes to a close, we reflect on the many ways that that gifts to the college have impacted the college community.

View the rest of this issue at the Science Journal web page.