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Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Images of 11 people in a grid

Penn affiliates offered 2024-25 Fulbright grants include: (top row) fourth-year Luke Campo, fourth-year Cody Eskandarian, 2016 graduate Carolyn Grace, fourth-year William Han, (middle row) fourth-year Roni Itkin-Ofer, 2020 graduate Kolby Kaller, fourth-year Tyler Kliem, master’s student Nissim Lebovits, (bottom row) 2022 graduate Chandni Shah, fourth-year Alexandra Shank, and fourth-year Vernon Wells.

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

Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants

Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.
Portraits of a graduating class
A Penn Med student has their shirt written on on Penn Med’s Match Day.

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Portraits of a graduating class

A roundup of 12 undergraduate and graduate student profiles who made the most of their years at Penn and made a mark on the community.

Penn Today Staff

Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone
Penn Dental’s Evans Building.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Dental Medicine

Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone

This year, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine will confer 181 Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degrees.

From Penn Dental Medicine

Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
The original Ivy Stone from 1873 and in the shape of a shield is seen on Penn's College Hall.

The original 1873 Ivy Stone on College Hall.

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Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition

Since 1873, each graduating class has placed an Ivy Stone on campus to commemorate their time at Penn.

Kristen de Groot

Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu.

Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu are among the first-generation college students graduating in the Class of 2024.

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Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024

Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu all entered Penn as first-generation college undergraduates and the children of immigrants and pursued different paths: political science, film, and finance and accounting.
Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship
Brianna Blunk and Natalie Bauer in front of Rocky Mountain National Park sign.

Brianna Blunck and Natalie Bauer, School of Veterinary Medicine students graduating with their VMD, participated in the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship last summer.

(Image: Courtesy of Natalie Bauer)

Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship

Two graduating Penn Vet students reflect on their Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship experience last summer, researching black-footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, and elk.

A journey from pop culture to free speech to networked technology
Anika Gururaj.

Anika Gururaj, Class of 2024 graduate from Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication.

(Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

A journey from pop culture to free speech to networked technology

Communication courses led Annenberg School for Communication’s Anika Gururaj to develop an interest in the intersection of communication and law, and the effects of technology on free speech.

Hailey Reissman

Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
William Niu standing outside in front of a brick wall

Penn fourth-year student Zijian (William) Niu in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics.

(Image: Courtesy of William Niu) 

Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow

Fourth-year student Zijian (William) Niu in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics and will receive five years of funding, as much as $250,000, to pursue a doctoral degree.