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Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease
John Button poses in dental school lab.

John Button is a second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine who is researching and raising awareness of noma.

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    • Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease

    The second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine is working to raise awareness of a gangrenous infection called noma and map where cases happen.
    Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey
    Rachel Hulvey stands on the Great Wall of China, with a hazy mountain in the background.

    Ph.D. student Rachel Ann Hulvey, at the Great Wall of China in 2018, researches Chinese foreign policy, power, and international order.

    (Image: Courtesy of Rachel Ann Hulvey)

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    • Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey

    Political science Ph.D. candidate Rachel Ann Hulvey’s research looks at Chinese foreign policy, soft power, and international order through the lens of internet governance.

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    Who, What, Why: John Donges
    John Donges sitting on a bench in an outside courtyard

    John Donges, Penn Vet associate director of marketing, has just completed the 100th issue of the School's Bellwether magazine as guest editor. 

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    • Who, What, Why: John Donges

    At Penn Vet for more than two decades, John Donges has worked on nearly half the issues of Bellwether, the School’s alumni and donor magazine. So, it made sense that he was the editor of a special 100th issue, publishing this month.
    Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
    Meresa García.

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    • Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García

    The Penn Graduate School of Education student, who earned her bachelor’s from the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring, talks about her work with the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team and her aspirations of becoming a teacher.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative
    Amy Wu

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    • Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative

    The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.

    Liana F. Wait

    Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain
    Rich Lizardo sits on concrete stairs in front of greenery on Penn campus.

    History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo.

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    • Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain

    The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past.

    Kristen de Groot