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J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State

Foxes Name Graduate School with $20 Million Commitment

Endowment to offer student support, with a focus on military members and families, and fund innovative programming

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Register for Three Minute Thesis

Graduate students can register now through October 25 to compete in the 2024-25 Penn State Three-Minute Thesis Competition. Participate to build skills, gain recognition, and compete for prize money.

Community members are invited to register as judges by October 25 for the first round of the competition taking place online.

Learn about 3MT

Graduate student success and graduate program excellence are at the core of the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State. We are a central administrative unit that supports more than 300 graduate degree programs throughout the University, including both research and professional master's and doctoral degrees, and more than 200 graduate major fields of study. Additionally, the Fox Graduate School offers a multitude of postbaccalaureate and graduate credit certificates. Our student support includes professional development, wellness, and graduate equity opportunities and programs, in addition to working with campus partners to coordinate offerings specifically for graduate students.

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13,091

Graduate Students

3,684

International Students

300+

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<p>A new technique allows astronomers to home in on planets beyond our solar system that are in line with each other and with Earth to search for radio signals similar, for example, to ones used to communicate with the rovers on Mars. Penn State astronomers and scientists at the SETI Institute spent 28 hours scanning the TRAPPIST-1 star system for these signs of alien technology with the Allen Telescope Array. Although the team didn’t find any evidence of extraterrestrial technology, their work introduced a new way to search for signals in the future.</p>

October 17, 2024

Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?

<p>A rare, extremely luminous X-ray outburst has been observed in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is a close neighbor of our own Milky Way galaxy. The observations, made by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and other telescopes, were described by an international team of astronomers led Penn State scientists on the Swift team.</p>

October 17, 2024

Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud

<p>With cold and flu season on the horizon, University Health Services encourages students to stay current on COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Both vaccines are available by appointment at UHS.</p>

October 16, 2024

Students are encouraged to get updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines

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Networking Workshop - Accelerate to Industry

Date & Time: October 17, 2024 from 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Location: 102 Kern Building

Featured Event
Coffee Chat with the Dean and the Eberly College of Science
Date & Time: October 21, 2024 from 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: 114 McAllister Building
Yoga and Meditation
Date & Time: October 21, 2024 from 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

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