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2022 Models of Excellence awards salute notable Penn staff
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Cover of Model of Excellence 2022 keepsake e-book. (Image: Human Resources) 

2022 Models of Excellence awards salute notable Penn staff

Since 1999, Penn’s Models of Excellence Awards program has recognized the remarkable staff contributions to the University’s mission as a global leader in education, research, and public service.

Dee Patel

Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections
Voter redistricting map of North Charleston.

(Image: North Charleston via Flickr)

Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections

The professor of mathematics wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.

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Six from Penn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022
A grid of people that includes, in the top row, Dorothy Roberts, Drew Weissman, and Katalin Karikó, and in the bottom row, Yale Goodman, Nicholas Sambanis, and Diana Kotzin.

Six researchers and faculty affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts & Sciences, Graduate School of Education, and Penn Law have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022. (Images: Courtesy of [counterclockwise from top left] Penn Law, Peggy Peterson/Penn Medicine, Penn Engineering, Nicholas Sambanis, Graduate School of Education)

Six from Penn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022

Faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts & Sciences, Graduate School of Education, and Law School join more 260 honorees recognized for contributions to academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research.

Michele W. Berger

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality
Group poses in a tropical marine landscape holding a sign that reads Allianza para la Educaion e Investigacion en Galapagos

Under the umbrella of the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance, Penn Vet professor Daniel Beiting (far right) and others from Penn visited San Cristóbal Island in March, where they engaged students and scientists in water quality testing. (Image: Courtesy of Daniel Beiting)

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality

Both dense human populations and a plethora of wildlife can pose a challenge to marine and public health in the Galápagos Islands. With portable, user-friendly PCR technology, Penn faculty and students are training local scientists and school children to perform water quality research.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Class of 2023 celebrates Hey Day
penn band on locust walk during hey day

Class of 2023 celebrates Hey Day

Marking their official senior status, it’s the first time the students have gathered as a whole since Convocation in 2019.

Lauren Hertzler

‘Young Quakers’ from West Philadelphia schools will compete in Penn Relays
Middle school students run around a track, batons in hand

The Young Quakers train for the 2022 Penn Relays.

‘Young Quakers’ from West Philadelphia schools will compete in Penn Relays

Over 30 students from Young Quakers Community Athletics, a collaboration between the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, Penn Athletics, and West Philadelphia public schools, will compete in the Penn Relays.

Kristina García

How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another
graphic of a person with both gum inflammation and arthritis in an elbow, showing the cells involved in the relationship between the two conditions

How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another

Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and colleagues from Dresden, Germany demonstrate that an association between conditions such as severe gum disease and arthritis is traceable to the bone marrow.

Katherine Unger Baillie

U-Night shines in person
A group of students in a large tent, smiling.

U-Night shines in person

The first in-person celebration for rising juniors in two years was not dampened by the rain, as the Class Board of 2024 honored one of Penn’s most resilient student class.
The return of the Penn Relays, directed by Steve Dolan
Steve Dolan, wearing a blue suit, red tie, and yellow hat, poses on the track at Franklin Field.

The return of the Penn Relays, directed by Steve Dolan

Dolan, the Frank Dolson Director of the Penn Relays, discusses the resumption of the world-famous meet after a two-year break, notable athletes who will be competing, new programming and features, and what makes the Relays so special.
A Wharton initiative championing global change
Screen shot of virtual meeting with various people on camera and some off-camera.

The Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, Penn, and its many partners issued a call for proposals for an initiative: Building Capacity to Combat COVID-19 in Africa: Ideas and Innovations from Young Entrepreneurs. (Image: Ideas for Action, The Wharton School)

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    • A Wharton initiative championing global change

    The Ideas for Action Wharton undergraduate student club is a joint initiative with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research to engage youth around the world in developing solutions to global challenges.

    Dee Patel