SETI Symposium at Penn State attracts experts from around the world
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Folder showing Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center logo

The 2022 Penn State SETI Symposium brought together scientists from around the world for one of the largest gatherings of SETI researchers.

Chase named Eberly's student marshal for spring 2022 commencement
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Chase Owens

Owen Chase is the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State’s 2022 spring commencement ceremony.

Alumna Therese Jones receives Penn State Alumni Achievement Award
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Alumni Awards logo and artistic rendering of Nittany Lion statue

Astronomer Therese Jones has been selected to receive the Penn State Alumni Association's 2022 Alumni Achievement Award.

Seed grants to fund projects that tackle huge scientific, societal challenges
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ICDS 2022 seed grant graphic

Three teams from the Penn State Eberly College of Science have received ICDS seed grants.

Heard on Campus: SETI Symposium media panel
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Media panel at Penn State SETI Symposium

Experts in the media panel at the Penn State SETI Symposim discussed rebranding SETI from the search for intelligence to technosignatures.

Graduate students awarded 2022 NASA Space Grant Fellowships
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Five grad students from the Eberly College of Science have been selected to recieve NASA Space Grants.

Could we eavesdrop on interstellar communications that pass through our solar system?
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illustration of communications passing through Einstein ring and aligning

A team of Penn State graduate students is looking for interstellar communication signals that might be taking advantage of the Sun.

Science Journal Spotlight: Teaching & Education
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Science Journal Hero 2022 Issue 1.

Issue 1 of the 2022 Science Journal describes several ways the Eberly College of Science promotes novel teaching efforts in higher education

Hubble Finds Isolated Black Hole Roaming Our Milky Way Galaxy
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Illustration of lone black hole

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided, for the first time, strong evidence for a lone black hole drifting through interstellar space.

New director of Penn State planetary science consortium
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Christopher House

Christopher House will serve as the new director of the Penn State Consortium for Planetary and Exoplanetary Sciences and Technology.

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