The 2024 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners are (from left to right): Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat for Educate to Empower; Catherine Hood, Brianna Aguilar, and Anooshey Ikhlas for Presby Addiction Care Program; and Rahul Nambiar and Yash Dhir of Jochi.
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Celebrating ‘excellence and service in combination’ at PIP/PEP luncheon
Seven graduating students were recognized at an annual luncheon for the President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes.
Justin Gotzis of University Life received an award from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation to develop “Puck,” a sculptural speaker system that reflects on the “Freetekno” movement.
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2024 Sachs awardees
At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.
Janice Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Combining the skills of engineering and design
Janice Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, will graduate as the first Penn student to have a dual degree in computer science and design.
What’s the best music to study to? Aim for predictability, says Penn professor
Maria Geffen, a professor of otorhinolaryngology, neuroscience, and neurology, researches how the brain responds to music and what is conducive to studying.
Penn Leads the Vote's "Be a Voter" banner hangs on Locust Walk.
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Building a culture of voting
Ahead of the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, Penn Leads the Vote applies a ‘reverse doorknocking’ strategy of campus partnerships to get out the vote.
Kristyn Palmiotto, executive director of Penn Abroad.
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Making study abroad accessible
Kristyn Palmiotto was named executive director of Penn Abroad in the fall. Here, she discusses what’s next for the program and her journey to the University.
Attendees of the Lauder Institute’s LIV trip to Georgia pose in front of the Russian Georgian Friendship Monument, erected by the Soviet Union in 1983 in northern Georgia.
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Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia
As part of the Lauder Institute’s Lauder Intercultural Ventures program, graduate students traveled to Georgia, to the Russian border, and beyond, learning about wine, language, historical reckonings, and more.
Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development.
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2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?
Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, the winners—now alumni—discuss their progress.
