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Lecture Event Press Releases — 2008
Pollard Lecture to be Held on 14 April (7 April 2008)
Eberly College of Science Hosts Open House on 29 March (26 March 2008)
Nobel Laureate to Present Chemerda Lectures in Science on 17 and 18 March (7 March 2008)
"Fuel Cells: Are We There Yet?" is Free Public Lecture on 1 March (18 February 2008)
"The Renaissance of Nuclear Power: An Energy Source for the Future" is Free Public Lecture on 23 February (15 February 2008)
"Biofuels: Tapping Nature's Abundance" is Free Public Lecture on 16 February (7 February 2008)
"The Promise of Solar Energy" is Free Public Lecture on 9 February (1 February 2008)
"Global Warming and Our Future" is Free Public Lecture on 2 February (25 January 2008)
"Fueling the Future: A Place for Coal?" is Free Public Lecture on 26 January (18 January 2008)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2007
Saturday Science Lectures to Explore Strategies for Our Energy Future (21 December 2007)
Lannin Memorial Lecture Set for 15 November 2007 (9 November 2007)
Cherry Award Lecture Set for 13 November (1 November 2007)
Stone Lecture Set for 22 October 2007 (10 October 2007)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary Biology Scheduled for 15 and 16 October (10 October 2007)
Forensic Science Seminar Series Features Murder on 24 September (14 September 2007)
Forensic Science Seminar Series Features "Forensic Chemistry" on 17 September (7 September 2007)
Forensic DNA Analysis is Topic of Free Public Lecture on 10 September (31 August 2007)
Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering Scheduled for 24 and 25 April (16 April 2007)
Mueller Lecture in Physics Scheduled for 19 April (16 April 2007)
Stone Lecture Scheduled for 26 April (12 April 2007)
Whitfield Lecture in Physics Set for 12 April 2007 (3 April 2007)
"Explore Space" and "BioDays" Events Schedule for 14 April 2007 (2 April 2007)
Eberly College of Science Hosts Open House on 31 March (28 March 2007)
Simpson Memorial Lecture on 5 March 2007 (26 February 2007)
Cancelled: Nobel Laureate to Present Marker Lectures in the Physical Sciences on 14 and 15 February 2007 (5 February 2007) ---Rescheduled for 4-5 April 2007)
Chemerda Lectures in Science Scheduled for 5 to 8 February (31 January 2007)
"Metals in Your Brain..." Is Topic of Saturday Science Lecture on 27 January (22 January 2007)
Saturday Science Lectures to Examine the Science of "Broken Brains" (16 January 2007)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2006
New York Times Science Reporter to Give Lecture on Scientific Communication on 9 December (27 November 2006)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary Biology Scheduled for 13 and 14 November (7 November 2006)
"What Makes a Planet? Why Not Pluto?" Friedman Lecture Set for 7 November 2006 (1 Novmeber 2006)
NOVA Features Penn State Space Scientists on 31 October (30 October 2006)
Penn State Jefferson Premedical-Medical Program Cancelled (5 October 2006)
Pollard Lecture Scheduled for 11 September (30 August 2006)
Eighth Annual AstroFest Open House Scheduled for 12 to 15 July (27 June 2006)
Nobel Laureate To Present Research Seminar and Speak at Commencement (1 May 2006)
Genomics Expert Venter to Present 2006 Eberly
Family Distinguished Lecture in Science on 28 April
(18 April 2006)
Scripps Chemist to Present Chemerda Lectures in Science on 25 and 26 April
(17 April 2006)
Marker Lectures in the Chemical Sciences
Scheduled for 24 to 26 April
(6 April 2006)
Inaugural Simpson Memorial Lecture on 17 April
(4 April 2006)
Debbie Smith to Give Public Lecture
on Use of DNA in Rape Trials on April 3rd (30 March 2006)
James A. Yorke, "Chaos" Pioneer, to Present Marker Lectures
in the Mathematical Sciences from 3 to 6 April 2006 (29 March 2006)
Eberly College of Science Hosts Open House on 1 April (22 March 2006)
Marker Lectures in the Physical Sciences Features Public Lecture Titled “From
Little Bangs to the Big Bang” on 21 March (16 March 2006)
Barrer Lecture on Microporous Materials Scheduled for 22 March 2006 (16 March 2006)
Ashtekar to Speak on Advances in
Relativity Research and His New Book at Penn State Bookstore on 28
February (24 February 2006)
Free Public Lecture on 18 February: "The
Human Mind as an Evolutionary Patchwork"
(14 February 2006)
Free Public Lecture on 11 February: "Something
Old, Something New--The Human Body as an Evolutionary Patchwork" (3
February 2006)
"How Genes Evolve: Toward a Unified Theory of Biology" is Free Public Lecture on 4 February (31 January 2006)
Free Public Lecture on 28 January: "How
Genes That Control Embryonic Development Shape Evolution" (20
January 2006)
"Emerging Viruses: A Continual
Threat" is Free Public Lecture on 21 January (12
January 2006)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2005
Former Attorney General to Speak at Forensics Class
(22 December 2005)
Pollard Lecture Set for 14 November (8 November 2005)
Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering Scheduled for 7 and 8 November (31 October 2005)
Public
Invited to Swift Satellite “Birthday Bash” (25 October
2005)
Chemerda Lectures in Science Scheduled for 31 October and 1 November (21 October
2005)
CANCELLED: Inaugural Simpson Memorial
Lecture on 31 October (18 October
2005)
Director of Forensic Science to
Present Public Lecture on 19 October (18 October
2005)
Open House and Dedication of Unique Sculpture to be Hosted by Department
of Mathematics on 21 October (with accompanying feature story, New
Sculpture Looks Beyond Three Dimensions) (13 October
2005)
Managing Chronic Disorders is Focus of Clogg Lecture 17 October (6 October
2005)
Topic of
Whitfield Lecture on 29 September Is "Spintronics" (22
September 2005)
"Dunk the Dean" Ice
Cream Social Benefits Centre County United Way (14
September 2005)
Professor Tina Henkin to Present Stone
Memorial Lecture on 19 September (13
September 2005)
"Dunk the Dean" Ice
Cream Social to Benefit Centre County United Way (30 August 2005)
"AstroFest
2005" Provides an Evening of Astronomy Activities and Stargazing
During Arts Festival (1 July 2005)
Event Showcases Atomic Resolution Microscopy (22 June 2005)
Register
by 2 May to Save on Action Potential Summer Science Camps (22
April 2005)
Eberly Family
Distinguished Lecture in Science on 27 April (20
April 2005)
DeLong to Present
Stone Memorial Lecture on 25 April (14
April 2005)
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for 11 to 13 April (5
April 2005)
Pollard Lecture
Set for 18 April (5 April 2005)
Sullivan
to Present Marker Lectures in the Mathematical Sciences from
11 to 14 April 2005 (5 April 2005)
Friedman Lecture on Parallel
Universes Set for 6 April (29
March 2005)
Marker
Lectures in the Physical Sciences Feature Public Lecture
Titled "Physics
at the Breakfast Table," on 30 March (29
March 2005)
Eberly College of Science
Hosts Open House on 2 April (29
March 2005)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Focus on Aging, Scheduled for 14 and 15 March (7
March 2005)
Planets, Planets, Everywhere:
A Free Public Presentation on 26 February (21
February 2005)
Free
Public Lecture on 19 February: "Einstein’s Legacy
in Low-Temperature Physics: Bizarre Behavior of Gas, Liquid,
and Solid Matter" (10
February 2005)
Generally Relative
Serenade (7 February 2005)
Free
Public Lecture on 12 February: "When Black Holes
Collide: Exploring Strong Gravity with 21st-Century
Computing Power" (3
February 2005)
Free
Public Lecture on 5 February 2005: "Was Einstein
Right? Relativity on the Firing Line" (24
January 2005)
Free
Public Lecture on 29 January: "Gravitational
Wave Astronomy: What Ripples in Spacetime Can Tell
Us About the Universe" (24
January 2004)
Kids
Can Discover "Science
Behind the Excitement" at Action Potential
Summer Programs (18
January 2005)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2004
Planets, Planets, Everywhere:
A Free Public Presentation on 25 January (20
December 2004)
Free Public Lecture
on 22 January: "Einstein's Legacy to Astronomy: From Black
Holes to the Expanding Universe" (14
December 2004)
Saturday Science
Lectures Celebrating Einstein’s Legacy to Begin in January
2005 (10 December 2004)
Marker Lecture
in Evolutionary Biology Set for 6 and 7 December (30
November 2004)
National Public Radio
Correspondent to Give Lecture on Scientific Communication on
4 December (29 November 2004)
View Webcast and Live
Broadcast of Launch of NASA/Penn State Space Observatory (12
November 2004)
Swift Prelaunch Webcasts
and Launch Coverage Scheduled (12 November
2004)
Author to Discuss
Genetically Modified Food on 28 October (26
October 2004)
"Imagining the
Future: Gravitational Wave Astronomy" Conference at Penn
State 27 to 30 October 2004 (26 October
2004)
Arms Control and Kennedy
Assassination are Topics of Free Public Lectures at Penn State (18
October 2004)
Lannin Memorial Lecture
Set for 30 September 2004 (20 September 2004)
Nobel
Laureate Presents Sesquicentennial Lecture in the Eberly
College of Science on 17 September (10
September 2004)
"AstroFest 2004" Provides
Astronomy Activities and Stargazing During Arts Festival (30
June 2004)
Penn State’s
Science Programs Let Kids Experience Their Own “Harry Potter” Adventure (24
June 2004)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Set for 21 and 22 April (14
April 2004)
American Academy of Microbiology
Member to Present Stone Memorial Lecture on 19 April (7
April 2004)
Director of Cal Tech
Observatory Presents Eberly Family Distinguished Lecture in
Science on 22 April (6
April 2004)
Space Day 2004 to Bring Mars
into Focus (5
April 2004)
Breslow to Present Whitmore
Lecture on 14 April (31 March 2004)
World-Famous Physicist
to Give Marker Lectures on 12 and 15 April (30
March 2004)
Pollard Lecture Set for 12 April (23
March 2004)
Russell Marker Lectures
in Genetic Engineering Set for 8 and 9 April (23
March 2004)
Eberly College of Science
Offers Open House on 3 April (19
March 2004)
Nobel Laureate to
Lecture on 17 March (2
March 2004)
"Sunlight into
Chemical Energy" is Free Public Lecture on 18 March (2
March 2004)
First Annual Math Competition
for All Undergraduate Majors (26
February 2004)
Kids Can Discover "Science
Behind the Excitement" at Penn State "Action Potential" Summer
Programs (18
February 2004)
Free Public Lecture on
28 February: "The Arrow of Time: Why Can We Remember the
Past but Not the Future?" (17
February 2004)
"Time, Human Aging,
and Longevity: How Long Can a Person Live" is Free Public
Lecture on 21 February (11
February 2004)
"Atomic Clocks on Earth
and in Space: Why We Need Them, How They Work, and What They
Can Tell Us" is Free Public Lecture on 14 February (4
February 2004)
"Time in the Physical
Universe: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond" is Free
Public Lecture on 7 February (28 January
2004)
Marker Lectures in the
Chemical Sciences Set for 2 to 4 February 2004 (21
January 2004)
"Unwinding the
Biological Clock" is Free Public Lecture on 31 January (15
January 2004)
Ice Physics is
Topic of Whitfield Lectures (14
January 2004)
Kids Can Plan Missions
to Mars at Penn State This Summer (13
January 2004)
Lannin Memorial Lecture Scheduled
for 22 January (7 January 2004)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2003
Mathematics Lectures
to Honor Yakov Pesin Set for 17 November (12
November 2003)
Galactic Cannibals: A Free
Public Presentation on 20 November (5 November
2003)
Member of the National Academy
of Sciences to Present Mueller Lecture on 6 November (22
October 2003)
Nobel Prize Winner Whose
Life Inspired "A Beautiful Mind" to Lecture at Penn State
from 27 to 29 October (15 October 2003)
Chemerda Lectures in Science
Scheduled for 30 and 31 October (10 October
2003)
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for 13 to 15 October (30
September 2003)
Perspective on Chemistry
Today is Free Public Lecture on October 8th (24
September 2003)
"Astro Fest 2003" Provides
an Evening of Astronomy Activities and Stargazing During Arts Festival (8
July 2003)
2003 Mueller Lecture Set for
1 May (16 April 2003)
American Acadmemy of Microbiology
Member to Present Stone Memorial Lecture on 21 April (9
April 2003)
Leading Statistician to Give
Krishnaiah Memorial Lectures on 25 and 26 April (9
April 2003)
Magical Summer Science
Experiences for Young Minds at Penn State (9
April 2003)
Renowned Mathematician Presents
Eberly Family Distinguished Lecture in Science on 24 April (8
April 2003)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Set for 14 and 15 April (2 April
2003)
Clifford C. Clogg Memorial Lecture
in Sociology and Statistics to be Given on 14 April (1
April 2003)
Free Public Lecture Featured
at Statistics Workshop on 26 April (31 March
2003)
Pollard Lecture Set for 7 April (26
March 2003)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Set for 7 and 8 April (21 March 2003)
Eberly College of Science
Open-House Day on 29 March (17 March 2003)
Marker Lectures in the Mathematical
Sciences: 31 March to 3 April 2003 (17 March
2003)
Nobel Laureate to Give
Marker Lecture in Physics on 26 and 27 March (11
March 2003)
Beauty in the Accelerating
Universe: A Free Public Presentation on 27 March (11
March 2003)
"Mars Direct: Humans to the Red
Planet within a Decade" is Free Public Lecture on 1 March(25
February 2003)
2003 Genetics Symposium
to Feature Genetics and Functional Genomics in Model Systems (25
February 2003)
"Settling the Moon: The Challenge
and the Possible Rewards" is Free Public Lecture on 22 February (18
February 2003)
"What Price a Martian?
Human Limits to Exploring the Red Planet" is Free Public Lecture
on 15 February 2003 (10 February 2003)
" 'Water Found on
Mars' . . . The Story Behind the Headlines" is Free Public
Lecture on 8 February (3 February 2003)
Discovery Science Channel to
Feature Penn State's Deep-Sea Research on 3 and 8 February (31
January 2003)
"Mars on Earth: Polar Research
and the Human Exploration of Mars" is Free Public Lecture
on 1 February (17 January 2003)
Priestley Lectures in the
Chemical Sciences from 27 to 29 January (15
January 2003)
"Challenges in Space Exploration" is
Free Public Lecture on 25 January (6 January
2003)
Saturday Science Lectures "Beyond
Earth: Living on Other Worlds" to Begin on 25 January (6
January 2003)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2002
"Gravitational
Waves: From Black Holes to Light-Waves to a New Astronomy" (19
December 2002)
Pulitzer Prize Winner to Give
Lecture on Scientific Communication on 7 December(13
November 2002)
Highlights from Hubble: A Free
Public Presentation on 21 November (6 November
2002)
Member of the National Academy
of Sciences to Present Mueller Lecture (23
October 2002) POSTPONED
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for 16 to 18 September (30
August 2002)
Fourth International Symposium on
the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) (19
July 2002)
"AstroFest 2002" Provides
an Astronomy Activities and Stargazing During Arts Festival (27
June 2002)
Undergraduate Chemistry Labs Poster
Symposium Planned for 24 April (17 April
2002)
Nobel Laureate Presents Eberly
Family Distinguished Lecture in Science (2
April 2002
Lannin Memorial Lecture Set for
17 April 2002 (28 March 2002)
Pollard Lecture Set for 15 April (28
March 2002)
American Academy of Microbiology
Member to Present Stone Memorial Lecture (22
March 2002)
Eberly College of Science Open
House Day on 6 April (22 March 2002)
"The Physics of Star Trek" Scheduled
for 8 April at Penn State (22 March 2002)
Craig Venter, Gene Pioneer, to
Present Kohout Lecture in Applied Chemistry (21
March 2002)
Chemerda Lectures in Science
Scheduled for 10 to 12 April (20 March 2002)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Scheduled for 1 to 3 April (20 March
2002)
Marker Lectures in the Mathematical
Sciences Set for 11 to 14 March (6 March
2002)
"Can a Bright Star Find
Happiness in the Deadly Embrace of a Black Hole?" (13
February 2002)
"Green Economics:
An Optimistic Approach to Human Interactions with the Environment" (30
January 2002)
"Creating an Environmental
Intelligence Center" is Free Public Lecture on 23 February (16
January 2002)
"Frogs, Toads,
and Other Amphibians as Indicators of Global Change" (15
January 2002)
"How Large Animals
Might Influence Earth's Response to Climate Change" (15
January 2002)
"Will Global
Warming Let Us Feed Ten Billion People Without Trashing the Planet?" (15
January 2002)
"How Can We Help
the Earth Sustain Human Life?" Begins Saturday Science Lecture
Series (9 January 2002)
Saturday Science Lectures on "Planet
Earth: Our Role in Its health" to Begin on 19 January (2
January 2002)
Lecture/Event Press Releases -- 2001
Ice Physics is Topic of Whitfield
Lectures (15 November 2001)
"Does the Everyday World
Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?" (30 October
2001)
"When Black Holes Collide" Scheduled
for 11 November at Penn State (25 October 2001)
Kip Thorne to Give Public Astronomy
Lecture (24 October 2001)
Nobel Laureat Gives Marker
Lectures in the Physical Sciences (10 October
2001)
"The Drive for Interstellar
Travel" Scheduled for 21 October at Penn State (10
October 2001)
National Academy Member to Give
Khatri Lecture (10 October 2001)
Penn State Study Finds Ecological
Improvements Can Save Money (3 October 2001)
Marker Lectures in Chemical
Sciences Set for 25 September 2001 (12 September
2001)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Set for 20 and 21 September 2001 (5
September 2001)
Lannin Memorial Lecture Set
for 13 September 2001 (29 August 2001)
Astronaut Visit, Space
Exploration, and Research Updates Highlight Activities (2
July 2001)
"AstroFest 2001" Provides
Astronomy Activities, Stargazing During Arts Festival (2
July 2001)
"The Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligent Life," Scheduled for 14 July (2
July 2001)
"Parade of the Planets:
Past, Present and Future" Lecture at State College Area
High School (17 April 2001)
Space Day 2001 at Penn State
to Celebrate Air and Space Research (11 April
2001)
Walker to Present Lecture Titled "The
Human Evolutionary Mosaic" (4 April
2001)
MacArthur Fellow to Present
Annual Physics Lecture (4 April 2001)
Nobel Laureate to Present First
Eberly Family Distinguished Lecture in Science (27
March 2001)
Streaming Video Makes Physics
Class, Lectures a Round-the-Clock Resource (27
March 2001)
"Alternative Careers
in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower" (27
March 2001)
"From Stardust to Dinosaurs
to Footprints on the Moon to Stardust Again" (14
March 2001)
Eberly College of Science
Prepares for Open House (9 March 2001)
Sociology and Statistics Lecture: "Does
Going to School Make You Smarter?" (9
March 2001)
Lecture Titled "A Brief
History of the Universe" Scheduled for 25 February (12
February 2001)
Chemerda Lectures in Science
Scheduled 12 to 15 February (7 February 2001)
"Genetics and
Functional Genomics: What We Can Learn About Cancer from Zebrafish" (7
February 2001)
Marker Lectures in the
Physical Sciences Set for 14 February to 16 February (31
January 2001)
Distinguished Materials Physics
Lecture: "Small is Different: From Electrons to Nanojets" (31
January 2001)
"Reflections
on a Golden Age: Challenge Amid Success in Human Genomics" (31
January 2001)
Genetic Testing
and Its Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (24
January 2001)
Marker Lectures in the
Mathematical Sciences Set for 29 January to 1 February (23
January 2001)
"Monsters
or Miracles? Genetically Modified Organisms in Our Food" (17
January 2001)
"The Amazingly Similar
Genes of Dogs, Humans, and Mice" (8 January
2001)
"Decoding
Life's Instruction Book: Genetics and Genomics" to Begin on 13
January (2 January 2001)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 2000
Update on Eberly College of
Science Charitable Efforts (21 December 2000)
Eberly College of Science
Charitable Efforts Benefit Numerous Families (11
December 2000)
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author
Presents Colloquia at Penn State (16 November
2000)
"Was There a Big Bang?," a
Free Public Lecture Scheduled for 12 November (1
November 2000)
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for November 1 to 3 (18
October 2000)
National Academy Member to Give
Keynote Address on 28 October (17 October 2000)
Anthropologist to Speak on
Communicating Human-Evolution Discoveries (6
October 2000)
"NASA's Search for Life," a
Free Public Lecture Scheduled for 14 October (3
October 2000)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Set for 21 and 22 September (6 September
2000)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Set for 28 and 29 September (5
September 2000)
Summer Symposium in Molecular
Biology Features Protein and RNA Folding (1
August 2000)
"How to Make a Star," a Free
Public Lecture Scheduled for 14 July (11 July
2000)
AstroFest Features Science
and Art of the Universe (5 July 2000)
Shipman Interview to be Aired
on NPR Concerning Ancestor of Dinosaurs and Birds (22
June 2000)
Day Camps Make Science Fun,
Hands-On for Middle-School Students (16 June
2000)
Penn State to Host Pennsylvania
Junior Academy of Science from May 14 to 16 (2
May 2000)
Chemistry Department Takes "Under
the Sea" to Matternville Elementary School (26
April 2000)
Workshop on Wavelets in Statistics
Set for 6 May (26 April 2000)
Workshop Provides Glimpse at
Integrating Research Experience into the Classroom (25
April 2000)
"Chasing Fireworks across the
Gamma-Ray Sky," a Free Public Lecture 25 April (11
April 2000)
MIT Mathematician to Give
Weisfeiler Lecture on 17 April (5 April 2000)
Open Forum on Circleville's Development
Planned for 19 April (4 April 2000)
National Academy of Sciences Member
to Present Stone Memorial Lecture (28 March
2000)
Penn State Biologist Featured
on Discovery Channel (23 March 2000)
Nobel Laureate to Give Marker
Lectures in Genetic Engineering on April 3 and 4 (22
March 2000)
Celebration of Space Science
and Exploration Planned for April 8 (22 March
2000)
International Conference Honors
Rao's 80th Birthday (21 March 2000)
Pollard Lecture Set for 20 March (8
March 2000)
Free Public Lecture on Exploring
Black Holes Set for 19 March (8 March 2000)
"Jupiter's Moon Europa
and the Rebirth of Exobiology" Scheduled for 26 February (24
Feb. 2000)
Marker Lectures in the Mathematical
Sciences Set for 13 to 17 March (23 Feb. 2000)
Public Lecture on Superconductivity
and Magnetism Scheduled for 2 March (23 Feb.
2000)
"DNA Clocks and the Evolution
of Life" on 19 February is Fifth Lecture in Saturday Series (9
Feb. 2000)
"The Search for Life
on Mars" on 12 February is Fourth Lecture in Saturday Series (2
Feb. 2000)
"The Snowball Earth: A
Climate Catastrophe That Life Survived" on February 5 (25
Jan. 2000)
"Unveiling the Origin
and Early Evolution of Life" on 29 January (25
Jan. 2000)
MacArthur Fellow to Give
Mueller Lectures on February 2 and 3 (18 Jan.
2000)
"The Origin of Life on
Earth: How Did it Happen and Could it Happen Elsewhere?" (18
Jan. 2000)
National Academy of Science
Physicist to Give Whitfield Lecture on January 20 (12
Jan. 2000)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 1999
Register Now for Penn State
Summer Workshops for Science Teachers (12-21-99)
Nobel Laureate to Give
Marker Lectures in the Physical Sciences (11-25-99)
Public Lectures on Nanostructured
Materials Set for December 8 and 9 (11-23-99)
Free Public Lecture on Exploring
the Universe with NASA's New Chandra X-Ray Observatory (11-23-99)
Roger Penrose to Speak about
Science, Computation, and the Mind on October 28 (10-13-99)
"How Superman Sees the Stars" --
A Free Public Lecture Set for October 24 (10-13-99)
International Historical
Landmark Awarded to Penn State (9-22-99)
Evan Pugh Professor of Biology
to Give Krishnaiah Memorial Lecture on September 30 (9-22-99)
Live Telecast of Space
Shuttle Launch: Midnight Tonight at Penn State (7-21-99)
Penn State Celebrates
25th Anniversary of Nucleosome Discovery with International Symposium (7-14-99)
The Art of the Universe: AstroFest
Shines During Arts Festival (6-23-99)
Penn State Holds Workshop on Advanced
Materials for Science Teachers (6-22-99)
Free Public Lecture on Habitable
Planets Set for July 9 (6-17-99)
Gerald Smith to be Featured on
WPSX-TV (5-11-99)
Public Lecture on Search for
Other Earths Set for April 25 (4-22-99)
Kohout Distinguished Lecture
in Applied Chemistry Scheduled for April 23 (4-14-99)
Marker Lectures in the Mathematical
Sciences Set for April 26 to 29 (4-14-99)
Harvard Chemist to Give Priestley
Lectures from April 19 to 21 (4-7-99)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Set for April 20 to 22 (4-7-99)
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for April 14 to 16 (4-6-99)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Set for April 12 and 13 (3-31-99)
Moscow Mathematician to Give
Weisfeiler Memorial Lecture on April 7 (3-25-99)
Science Alumni, Faculty, and
Staff Host Programs for Students on March 27 (3-22-99)
Pollard Lecture Set for March
29 (3-10-99)
Public Lecture on Discovery
of Planets Set for February 28 (2/17/99)
How
Huge Telescopes Work in the Search for Other Planets (2/10/99)
"How
Climate Change Works" is February 13 Lecture in Saturday Science
Series (2-8-99)
"How
the Internet Works" is February 6 Lecture in Saturday Science Series (1-27-99)
"The New Materials: Imagineering
a Magic Kingdom at the Microscopic Level" is Featured Lecture (2-1-99)
"How
Computers Keep Getting Smaller, Faster, Cheaper" (1-20-99)
Pioneer in Nonlinear Dynamics
to Give Mueller Lectures in Physics on January
21 (1-13-99)
Free Booklet for
High-School Science Students: "How Things Work in Science and
Technology" (1-12-99)
"How
Drug Development Works" is January 23 Lecture in Saturday Science
Series (1-11-99)
How DNA Research Works in
Medicine, Law Enforcement, and Science (1-3-99)
Lecture/Event Press Releases — 1998
Saturday Science Lectures "How
Things Work in Science and Technology" (12-23-98)
Public Lecture on Searching
for Extra-Solar-System Planets Set for November 22 (11/12/98)
Marker Lectures in the Physical
Sciences Set for November 15 to 17 (10-28-98)
Agresti to Give 1998 Clifford C.
Clogg Memorial Lecture in Sociology and Statistics (10-21-98)
Marker Lectures in Genetic
Engineering Set for November 4 and 5 (10-21-98)
NASA Shuttle Astronauts to
Speak at Penn State on November 5 (10-21-98)
Explorer of Ocean Volcanoes
on Earth to Speak About Life on Other Planets (10-14-98)
Theoretical Physics Seminars
Available Live on the Internet (10-7-98)
Penn State and University
of Maryland Sponsor Dynamical Systems Workshop (10-6-98)
"The Rosetta Stone of
the Genetic Language" is First of Featured Lectures on October
5 and 6 (9-30-98)
Marker Lectures in the Chemical
Sciences Set for October 14 and 16 (9-30-98)
Cornell Astronomy Professor
to Lecture at Penn State (9-14-98)
Two Public Lectures on
Neuroimmunology Scheduled for July 29 and 30 (7-8-98)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Executives
Present Joint Lecture on Drug Discovery on July 29 (7-8-98)
Conference Brings World's Leading "Hot
and Cold" Scientists to Penn State (6-9-98)
Marker Lectures in Evolutionary
Biology Set for May 4 to 6 (4-22-98)
President of Israel's Academy
of Sciences to Present Lectures on April 22 and 23 (4-20-98)
Nobel Laureate to Give Marker
Lectures in the Physical Sciences from April 20 to 23 (4-8-98)
Nobel Laureate and Discoverer
of Buckyballs to Give Marker Lectures in the Chemical Sciences (4-1-98)
Gene Regulation Expert to Present
Stone Memorial Lecture on April 13 (4-1-98)
Eberly College of Science 1998
Open House is April 4 (3-25-98)
Pollard Lecture Set for March 30 (3-18-98)
Erwin Mueller Memorial Lectures
in Physics Set for April 2 and 3 (3-17-98)
Marker Lectures in Astronomy
and Astrophysics Set for March 16 to 18 (3-3-98)
Lecture/Event Press Releases -- 1997
Open House Showcases Penn State/Hewlett-Packard
Partnership (11-11-97)
Harvard and Max Planck Institute Scientists
to Lecture at Molecular Biology Symposium (7-16-97)
Fedoroff to Give Graduate School Commencement
Address (7-15-97)
Penn State to Host Pennsylvania Junior
Academy of Science from May 18 to 20 (5-6-97)
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