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Research

Models for potential precursors of cells endure simulated early-Earth conditions

Membraneless compartments

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Malaria parasites hide out in humans when it’s not mosquito season

A female Anopheles mosquito feeding on a human host and engorged with blood. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Grafting with epigenetically-modified rootstock yields surprise

Rows of tomato plants

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Researchers use NSF Convergence Accelerator to shorten drug discovery timeline

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Researchers deconstruct the “biological clock” that regulates birdsong

A finch stands over stopwatch

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The recipe for powerful quasar jets

Illusttration of supermassive black hole with coronoa and jets

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To boldly go: Penn State launches planetary science consortium

view of Earth from space

Awards and Honors, Student Stories

Graduate student Claire Kelling nominated to Penn State Homecoming Court

Eberly graduate student Claire Kelling, a dual major in statistics and social data analytics. Credit: Nate Follmer.

Awards and Honors

Rebekah Dawson honored with Shaffer Career Development Professorship in Science

Rebekah Dawson

Awards and Honors

Kirsten Eisentraeger honored as Penn State's Pentz Professor of Science

Kirsten Eisentraeger in front of chalkboard

In Focus

A Several-Century Scientific Syzygy

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Supernova 1987A within the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way. Credits: NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI)

Alumni Interview: A Q&A with student mentor Dr. Swiz

Dr. David Swiz