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  • Penn Figure Skating Club brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to life

    A cast of 31 skaters took to the ice to perform original choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
    The entire skating cast of The Nutcracker in a row on the ice.
    The cast of Penn Figure Skating Club’s Winter Show 2022 “The Nutcracker” is joined by alumna Cathy Ding Wharton Class of 2020 (far right) for a final bow at the Class of 1923 Ice Rink on Dec. 9.  

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025