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Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Four students pictured in a grid

Penn’s 2024 Goldwater Scholars (clockwise from top left) are third-year students Hayle Kim, Kaitlin Mrksich, Eric Tao and Eric Myzelev. Kim, Myzelev and Tao are in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Mrksich in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars

Four Penn third-year students have received 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to undergraduates planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Powwow at Penn
In the foreground, female dancers with shawls. In the background, a young man in warrior regalia.

An intertribal dance. In the background, a young man wears regalia made from birds of prey.

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Powwow at Penn

With drumming, dancers, and the cascading voices of musicians, the 13th annual Powwow at Penn welcomed more than 100 people.

Kristina García

A humanities pathway to pre-med
Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on set design.

In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.”

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A humanities pathway to pre-med

Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine.
37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn
Valerie Dorsey-Allen poses with Colleen Winn, who holds her award

Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award.

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37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn

The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.

Kristina García

Saving lives by distributing Narcan
Members of MERT and Wellness at Penn hand out Narcan on Locust Walk.

Trainor Macrone, a substance use specialist at Wellness at Penn’s Substance Use, Prevention, Education, and Recovery Program, hands out Narcan on Locust Walk.

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Saving lives by distributing Narcan

Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.
Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment
spring trees architecture

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Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment

Penn is one of 10 universities participating in the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey this spring, building upon similar undertakings in 2015 and 2019.

Lauren Hertzler

Open expression and the role of universities
Four people sit in chairs on an auditorium stage in front of a sign reading Living the Hard Promise.

The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities.

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Open expression and the role of universities

The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities.

Kristen de Groot

First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award
Prince William presenting an award to Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati,

Britain’s Prince William presents an award to Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati, a first-year student at the University of Pennsylvania from Oman, during the Diana Legacy Award, at the Science Museum in London, on March 14, 2024.

(Image: Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP)

First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award

Korisepati, a student in the Hunstman Program at Penn, accepted the 2024 Diana Legacy Award from the Prince of Wales at a ceremony held March 14.
Wrestling with academics
Wrestling Adam Thomson stands in the wrestling room at Penn, hands on hips, with a sign reading Quakers behind him.

Second-year wrestler Adam Thomson manages to balance schoolwork, research and international championships that take him all over the globe. 

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Wrestling with academics

As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.

Kristen de Groot