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IN THIS ISSUE:
 
Summer 2004, Vol. 21
 
 
 

ON THE COVER:
Large mammals, such as this muskox, experience population fluctuations that are mirrored in multiple mammal species across a continent-scale region.

 
Message from the Dean


Faces of Penn State

  • James Anderson
  • Moses Chan
  • Masatoshi Nei
  • Nicholas Winograd


    • Feature Stories

  • Commercial Applications of College's Scientific Research
  • Some Offices That Support the Commercialization of Penn State Research Discoveries
  • Technology Developed at Penn State Licensed to Pharmaceutical Company
  • Penn State Among Top Ten Patent Recipients

    • Research Rundown

  • Population Fluctuations in Arctic Mammals Linked to Large-scale Climate Change
  • Potential for Ultrafast Detonations Revealed
  • Farthest and Oldest Known Planet Found
  • Firehose-Like Jet Discovered in Action
  • Research Reveals How an Acid Dissolves, Molecule by Molecule
  • Team Led by Penn State Astronomer Records Spectra of Gamma-Ray Burst
  • Short and Long Gamma-Ray Bursts Different to the Core
  • Mouse Research Sheds New Light on Human Genetic Diseases
  • First Science Results Announced in Quest to Detect Gravitational Waves
  • Astronomers "Weigh" Pulsar's Planets
  • Three of the Most Distant Quasars Found at Edge of the Universe
  • Link Between Black Holes and Galaxies Discovered in Our Own Back Yard
  • Deep Study Reveals Hundreds of Objects in the Sky That Emit X-Rays
  • Researchers Developing "Sentinel Plants" to Warn of Bioterrorism
  • Plants and People Share Molecular Signaling System
  • The Secret Lives of Galaxies Unveiled in Deep Survey
  • Doomed Matter Near Black Hole Gets Second Lease on Life
  • Probable Discovery of a New, Supersolid, Phase of Matter
  • Space Movie Shows Shocking Secrets of the Crab Pulsar
  • Chandra Finds Rich Oxygen Supply Inside Glowing Ring
  • X-Rays Found from a Lightweight Brown Dwarf
  • Gamma-Ray Burst Catcher Readies for Launch
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    Honoris Causa

  • Andrews and Walker Elected to National Academy of Sciences
  • Nei Honored in Japan with International Prize for Biology
  • Benkovic Honored with Merck Award
  • Bernheim Honored as National Associate of National Academies
  • Physicists Named Fellows of American Physical Society
  • Garrison Elected Vice-Chair of ACS Physical Chemistry Division
  • Abel Receives NSF CAREER Award
  • Andrews Awarded Honorary Doctorate
  • Cameron Receives American Heart Association Award
  • Banavar and Pesin Named Distinguished Professors
  • Robinett Receives Advising Award
  • Allara Receives Adamson Award
  • Krall Recognized at Mathematics Conference
  • Sen and Stephenson Receive Faculty Scholar Medals for 2002-2003
  • Astronomers Recognized for Scientific Impact
  • Fedoroff Honored with Pioneer Medal at Syracuse University
  • Rao Receives 28th Honorary Doctorate
  • Stat 200 Receives Award for Cost Effectiveness
  • Cooperative Education Honor Society Named "Chapter of the Year"
  • Gravitational Physics and Geometry Institute Celebrates Ten Years


    • New Department Heads

  • Nigel Higson
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  • Larry Ramsey


    • New Faculty

  • Sarah Ades, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
  • David Braun, assistant professor of biology
  • Nathanial Brown, assistant professor of mathematics
  • Bernd Bruegmann, associate professor of physics
  • Doug Cowen, associate professor of physics
  • Michael Green, assistant professor of chemistry
  • Peter Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology
  • Kenneth Keiler, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Emine Koc, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Si-Qiong June Liu, assistant professor of biology
  • Kateryna Makova, assistant professor of biology
  • Paula McSteen, assistant professor of biology
  • Anton Nekrutenko, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Benjamin Owen, assistant professor of physics
  • Donald Richards, professor of statistics
  • Mercedes Richards,
    • professor of astronomy and astrophysics
  • Erin Sheets, assistant professor of chemistry


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  • Eberly College Celebrates Close of Grand Destiny Campaign
  • Millenium Society Recognition Dinner
  • Millenium Society Recognition Event Rescheduled for April
  • Legacy Scholarships to be Created
  • Alumni Notes
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