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Alumni
Making waves: The Renovation of Penn’s Boathouse
Built in 1875, Penn Rowing’s home on Boathouse Row underwent a substantial renovation to modernize the building while preserving its iconic details.
Red and blue pride to last a lifetime
President Liz Magill’s inauguration on Friday coincided with Penn’s Homecoming festivities, making for an extra-spirited weekend on campus.
Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award
In addition to the alumni awards, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education will accept the Faculty Award of Merit.
Mask and Wig makes history with its first gender-inclusive show
The 133-year-old comedy troupe becomes gender-inclusive, opening auditions to all undergraduates this fall, recruiting 20 new members, 14 of them female-identifying.
Penn’s Student Federal Credit Union celebrates its 35th anniversary
The Student Federal Credit Union, the only student-run credit union in the Ivy League, serves the Penn community—students, alumni, and their immediate family members.
$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
The center for autoimmune research brings together star faculty, powering the next generation of autoimmune disease advances.
Second Penn affiliate named a 2022 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Sara Merican, a 2020 graduate, has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in film and screen studies at the University of Cambridge in England.
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
Funding for the Institute from Mindy and Jon Gray will propel early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
Van Roten, Watson open NFL season with Bills, Chiefs
Two Penn alums will be playing for NFL teams this season: Greg Van Roten of the Buffalo Bills and Justin Watson of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Catching up with Justin Watson
The 2018 alumnus, currently in training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs, discusses learning a new offense, playing with Patrick Mahomes, similarities between Mahomes and Tom Brady, and why he is excited for the Penn football season.
In the News
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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Herniated discs could be repaired with biologic patch one day, researchers say
Preclinical research by Robert Mauck of the Perelman School of Medicine, Thomas Schaer of the School of Veterinary Medicine, and Ana Peredo, a Ph.D. graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, reveals how a biologic patch activated by natural motion could become a key tool for repairing herniated discs in the back and relieving pain.
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Penn alum looks to raise $750K, tap into AI to scale social impact investing analytics platform
Penn alum Catherine Griffin has created ImpactableX, an analytics platform to help social impact startups quantify their impact.
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Penn alums changing grocery game for Philadelphians in food deserts with Community Grocer program
Penn alums Alex Imbot and Eli Moraru have co-founded the Community Grocer to supply grab-and-go meal kits and hot, fresh meals for Philadelphia residents.
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Philadelphia lawyer connects at risk youth to at risk animals, together they help each other
Penny Ellison of Penn Carey Law leads Hand2Paw, a Philadelphia nonprofit founded by Penn alum Rachel Cohen that connects youth experiencing homeless or in foster care to animals in need.
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Penn grads’ nonprofit grocery proposing hot food for SNAP recipients raises ‘hullabaloo’
Recent Penn graduates Alex Imbot and Eli Moraru are creating a first-of-its-kind system to legally circumvent federal rules about food stamps in order to present hot, healthy food at their nonprofit, The Community Grocer.
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