Todd LaJeunesse, professor of biology, has been appointed to the Wilson Hewitt Professorship in Biology in the Eberly College of Science



Renewed $1.7M training grant to support up to 28 graduate students studying gene regulation over five years.

Yuki Yoshida will be honored as the student marshal for the Penn State Eberly College of Science at the summer 2024 commencement ceremony.

Santhosh Girirajan has been named head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, effective July 1, 2024.

David Toews, assistant professor of biology, has been named the Louis Martarano Career Development Professor of Biology at Penn State.

Fiona McConnell, Kylie Nitz, and Kellyn Roth have been honored with the inaugural Kirchner Family Award for Sustainability Innovation.

On June 14, many gathered to celebrate the career of renowned chemist Stephen Benkovic during the Benkovic Building Naming Ceremony.


Louis Leblond, associate teaching professor of physics, has been named a Martarano Leadership Fellow.