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A special reception for Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows
PhD Fellows chat at a reception

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A special reception for Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows

The initiative’s doctoral students recently gathered for an intimate networking opportunity alongside the University’s president, provost, and school deans.

Lauren Hertzler

Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders
Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas.

Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas are recipients of the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize for the Presby Addiction Care Program.

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Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders

Anooshey Ikhlas, Catherine Hood, and Brianna Aguilar, winners of a 2024 President’s Engagement Prize, will work with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to address challenges faced during hospitalization and reduce premature discharges.
Gearing up for research on aging
A group of GEAR UP members.

GEAR UP and other Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research students at the AcademyHealth’s 2023 Annual Research Meeting in Seattle.

(Image: Courtesy GEAR UP)

Gearing up for research on aging

GEAR UP, an initiative offered by the Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute, gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.

Susan Ahlborn

Wharton experts on financial literacy
Three young children holding paper money seated at a table.

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Wharton experts on financial literacy

The April episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” mark National Financial Literacy Awareness month, where experts discuss current financial initiatives for innovation, lower-income spending behavior, and how AI may help in financial literacy challenges.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2024 tropical cyclone prediction
View of Hurricane Ida from space with satellite visible above orbit.

An image of Hurricane Ida taken aboard the International Space Station shortly before the Category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021. It marked the ninth named hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season. As such storms increase in both frequency and intensity, Penn researchers argue that the resilience methods used in the past won’t work in the future.

 (Image: European Space Agency)

2024 tropical cyclone prediction

Michael Mann and colleagues predict a record-breaking 33 named storms for the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season. It is the highest count ever projected.
Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024
Headshots of five Penn professors.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences elected five Penn faculty this year (left to right): Dolores Albarracín, Charles Kane, Edward D. Mansfield, Virgil Percec, and Deborah A. Thomas.

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Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024

Dolores Albarracín, Charles L. Kane, Edward D. Mansfield, Virgil Percec, and Deborah A. Thomas are recognized for their contributions to mathematical and physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences.
An ambassador for accessibility
Leslie Vallhonrat.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries

An ambassador for accessibility

How Leslie Vallhonrat is helping to make the Penn Libraries web presence more useable for everyone.

From Penn Libraries

Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes.

Wharton student Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.

Diego Resto helps a community member file their taxes at Ebenezer Temple.(Image: Pragya Singh)

Wharton course helps Philly file taxes

A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.

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