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- "Cosmic Messengers from Deep Space Launch a New Era of Discovery" a free public lecture on January 19, 2019 16 January 2019
- Breakthrough Prize winner Jocelyn Bell Burnell to present Science Achievement Graduate Fellows (SAGF) Lecture January 25 17 January 2019
- Searching the stars 03 January 2019
- Penn State set to lead on new exoplanet science priorities 07 November 2018
The Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Penn State has one of the most productive astronomy research programs in the country, according to a study by the National Research Council. Penn State ranks in the top three (along with Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology) in the NRC Survey-based quality score emphasizing publications and citations per faculty member per year, and number of grants. Additional information about the NRC review of astronomy programs can be found at phds.org, in a summary of the Penn State program prepared by the department, and in a press release from the Eberly College of Science.
