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Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award
Eight headshots in a grid.

Top row, left to right: Alex H. Park, Lee Spelman Doty, Joan Lau, and Omid Shokoufandeh. Bottom row, left to right: Alberto Chamorro, Laura W. Perna, Todd Lieberman, and William Hohns.

Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award

In addition to the alumni awards, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education will accept the Faculty Award of Merit.
Jayson Musson: ‘His History of Art’
Jayson Musson with frizzy muppet

Jayson Musson. (Image: Carlos Avendaño)

Jayson Musson: ‘His History of Art’

Musson, an alumnus of the Master of Fine Arts program in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, will speak at the Annenberg Center about his artistic practice and current exhibition “His History of Art.”

Anna Chen

A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change
jared farmer sitting on a bench on college green

Jared Farmer, history professor and chair of graduate studies. (Image: Eric Sucar, University of Pennsylvania).

  • Q&A

    • A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change

    Historian Jared Farmer discusses his new book, “Elderflora,” looking at why humans have no trouble looking at the ancient past but can’t seem to envision the deep future, and what trees can teach us.

    Kristen de Groot

    Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect
    Three maps of the U.S., one blue, one purple, one red, indicating partisan politics.

    Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect

    Research from The Penn Primals Project debunks the idea that conservatives think the world is more dangerous than liberals, findings with implications for future research and productive political debate.

    Michele W. Berger

    India at 75, CASI at 30
    Indians celebrating 75 years of India's independence in the street, holding flags.

    India at 75, CASI at 30

    The Center for the Advanced Study of India, the first institution in the U.S. dedicated to the study of contemporary India, is turning 30 this year, and celebrated with a symposium that also highlighted the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.

    Kristina García

    An unexpected tale of friendship amid paired organ donation
    (Left) Molly Gray and Dan Napoleon in hospital gowns at HUP; right: Molly Gray and Dan Napoleon standing on a soccer field sideline.

    Molly Gray and Dan Napoleon both recovered from transplant surgery a few rooms apart at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, as part of a program called paired kidney donation. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

    An unexpected tale of friendship amid paired organ donation

    Molly Gray and Dan Napoleon are just two of a growing number donors and recipients who are increasing access to live organ transfers for minority community members.

    Meredith Mann

    Kuzyk, Smith earn player of the week awards
    At right, Kendren Smith falls to the ground after causing a turnover. At right, Allison Kuzyk fights for the ball with her stick.

    Kuzyk, Smith earn player of the week awards

    Field hockey’s Allison Kuzyk has been named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and football’s Kendren Smith has been selected Ivy and FCS Defensive Player of the Week.
    NIH-funded canine immunotherapy data center charts a path toward transformative therapies
    happy looking golden retriever in a clinic's kennel area

    Researchers have learned much from treating dogs like Fantine, a golden retriever owned by Penn Vet supporter Richard Lichter, with immunotherapies for cancer, in part because tumors in dogs can closely resemble those in humans. With new support from the National Institutes of Health, a Penn-led team is ensuring such lessons can effectively translate into new therapeutic approaches. (Image: John Donges/Penn Vet)

    NIH-funded canine immunotherapy data center charts a path toward transformative therapies

    With support recently granted for five more years, Nicola Mason of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Qi Long of the Perelman School of Medicine hope their work leads to new insights in cancer care for people as well as pets.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Survey: Broad bipartisan support for abortion exceptions
    Demonstrators at the Women’s March in October 2022 holding up pro-choice signs.

    Demonstrators at the Women’s March on Oct. 8,2022, in Washington, DC. (Image: Erin Lefevre/AP Image)

    Survey: Broad bipartisan support for abortion exceptions

    The survey by Penn’s Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies/SurveyMonkey also shows 80% of American adults say abortion will be important to their vote on Nov. 8.

    Kristen de Groot