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Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives
Lauren Hyppolite standing in a bright hallway. She's grinning and looking slightly to the side.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School.

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Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

As managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School, Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

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Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges
A smiling woman stands facing the camera with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a glass-fronted row of offices with a glass railing in front of her. She is wearing a white coat and maroon head covering.

Bayan Galal, a first-year medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine and a graduate associate at Perry World House, is looking to blend a medical career with a concentration in global health.

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Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges

The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience.
Who, What, Why: Serene Safvi on strengthening dialogue
A woman in a brown jacket and brown shirt stands in a stairwell smiling at the camera.

Serene Safvi, a philosophy, politics, and economics major, says the SNF Paideia Program’s fellowship has helped her understand the importance of dialogue and bridging differences.

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Who, What, Why: Serene Safvi on strengthening dialogue

The third-year Paideia Program fellow shares her work educating others about issues and the importance of constructive conversations.
Who, What, Why: Alexander Schrier on Uzbekistan’s role in a new world order
Alexander Schrier looks down from an upper floor of a building, standing behind waist-high glass panels.

Fourth-year Alexander Schrier has been studying Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy for his senior thesis in international relations.

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Who, What, Why: Alexander Schrier on Uzbekistan’s role in a new world order

The fourth-year international relations student is researching Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy, with a summer spent talking with taxi drivers and U.S. ambassadors on the ground in Tashkent.
Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
David Clark sits at a curved desk at Wellness at Penn

David Clark, a Penn Nursing student, works in Wellness at Penn’s new Peer Wellness Coaching program.

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Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program

David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.

Kristina García

Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
Portrait of Guyin (Cice) Chen

Guyin (Cice) Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the inaugural student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

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Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates

Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House
Laurie McCall standing in front of a mural

Laurie McCall is the director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House at Penn. 

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Who, What, Why: Laurie McCall, director of the Platt Student Performing Arts House

Laurie McCall leads the staff at the Platt Student Performing Arts House, which supports Penn’s 70-plus groups that stage more than 100 comedy, spoken word, dance, theater, voice, and music events each year.
Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
Jude Thachet sits on a wooden bench surrounded by hydrangeas

As the school outreach coordinator at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet introduces Philadelphia K-12 students to science, nature, and career opportunities at the Arboretum. 

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Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

At the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet runs the School Outreach Program, connecting students with the outdoors and possibly with future careers.

Kristina García

Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
Devdyuti Paul rests against a pillar in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library

People need art, Paul says. “It’s life-changing. It’s a way for people to feel catharsis.”

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Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul

In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

Kristina García