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  • Curtains up on spring student shows

    Hours of preparation go into dozens of student performances, a highlight of the thriving performing arts scene on campus.
    Members of a Penn musical group rehearsing.
    Ajay Thatte (standing, center) a third-year Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, directs members of Penn Sargam, a student group that performs Asian fusion music as they practice at the Platt Student Performing Arts House.

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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