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Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 
five musicians standing and playing wind instruments

Gwyn Roberts (fourth from right) for three decades has been the director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles.

(Image: Courtesy of Tempesta di Mare)

Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 

A Penn student choir and Roberts’ baroque orchestra will perform a Vivaldi oratorio premiered by women and girls in Venice 300 years ago. 
How guaranteed income affected a New Jersey city
Aerial view of Paterson, New Jersey.

Image: iStock/Ultima_Gaina

How guaranteed income affected a New Jersey city

Research from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice finds a guaranteed income program in Paterson offers both financial relief for many participants and is a blueprint for future policy initiatives.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

Archiving materials that reflect a ‘shared history’
Three students looking at gender, sexuality, and women’s studies archival material.

(On homepage) Students pore over items from the 1990s, including a city proclamation for Penn Women’s Center Day.

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Archiving materials that reflect a ‘shared history’

How 50 years of material from the Program in Gender Studies and Women’s Studies and the Penn Women’s Center becomes more accessible for students, faculty, and researchers.

Kristina García

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

Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
A person planning a big project with a board.

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Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals

Breaking down big work goals into smaller components can enhance long-term success significantly, Wharton research shows.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys
Game warden holds wild turkey.

A game warden with the Pennsylvania Game Commission holds a wild turkey during a turkey trapping in northeastern Pennsylvania. Also in attendance were people from Penn Vet's Wildlife Futures Program: Lauren Maxwell, wildlife health technician, and R. Scott Larsen, wildlife veterinary liaison.

(Image: R. Scott Larsen/Wildlife Futures Program)

Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys

Researchers from Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program are collaborating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Penn State on a multi-year turkey study.
Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars
nine people pictured in a grid

Nine Penn fourth-years and alumni have been chosen as 2024 Thouron Scholars: (left to right, from top): Maya Brawer-Cohen, Sonali Deliwala, Sheil Desai, Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, Ellie McKeown, George Morcos, Emma  Søndergaard Jensen, Joshua Yang.

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

Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars

Six fourth-year students and three recent graduates will use the award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.