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Archive of pioneering author and artist comes to Penn Libraries
Ashley Bryan gestures with his hands open at a library at an elementary school reading his books to children seated on the ground.

Archive of pioneering author and artist comes to Penn Libraries

The collection of Ashley Bryan’s work includes thousands of pieces of art, correspondence, photos, manuscripts, and books. A small exhibition of his collection is now on display at the Libraries, and a major symposium and exhibition are expected in 2022.

Louisa Shepard

The inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship cohort
Two men stand in front of the brick and stone stairway leading to the Penn Museum

Paul Wolff Mitchell (left) and Michael Vazquez (right) are the inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellows.

The inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship cohort

The Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement fellowship supports scholarship and civic engagement in West Philadelphia. Paul Wolff Mitchell, an anthropology doctoral student, and Michael Vazquez, a philosophy doctoral student, are the inaugural cohort.

Kristina Linnea García

Designs for what the future can be
View of white garments hanging at the Designs for Different Futures exhibit, with a white shirt on a stand and a futuristic wheelchair and mechanical upright walking device on display.

Designs for what the future can be

The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Designs for Different Futures” exhibition includes contributions and installations from several Penn faculty and alumni who seek to answer questions about what the not-so-distant future may look like.

Where math meets physics
a person standing in front of a chalkboard covered in equations

Where math meets physics

Collaborations between physicists and mathematicians at Penn showcase the importance of research that crosses the traditional boundaries that separate fields of science.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Nourishing the brain with conversations about food
Two people standing next to a marble staircase, with stands and a sphinx blurry in the background.

Penn archaeologist Megan Kassabaum (left) and biocultural anthropologist Morgan Hoke organized the series on food taking place at the Penn Museum on Mondays. During the fall semester, academics from nine institutions spoke on a range of topics, from food as life sustaining to how pizza and sushi gained their prominence. Spring semester, the talks have turned inward, focusing on the research happening across the University.

Nourishing the brain with conversations about food

A yearlong colloquium from Penn Anthropology offers a steady diet of research perspectives, delving into how this facet of culture affects modern health and practices, and broadens our historical outlook.

Michele W. Berger

Training athletes to save lives
a student performs chest compressions on a mannequin on the floor of a gymnasium, large University of Pennsylvania banner hangs on the far wall in the background.

Training athletes to save lives

A Penn tennis player spearheads a program to certify all student athletes in CPR. It’s the first of its kind at any college or university in the country.

Dee Patel

The healing power of music
david falcone playing guitar with balloons in the background Monica Trent, left, a patient at HUP, listens as guitarist David Falcone plays the chords of a familiar rock song.

The healing power of music

WXPN celebrates 15 years of its Musicians On Call volunteer program, which has brought music to more than 100,000 patients in Philadelphia hospitals.
Penn senior Srinivas Mandyam awarded Churchill Scholarship
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Senior Srinivas Mandyam has been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at University of Cambridge. 

Penn senior Srinivas Mandyam awarded Churchill Scholarship

Mandyam will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, and biophysics, along with a master’s in physics; the scholarship awards him a year of graduate research study in physics at the University of Cambridge.

Louisa Shepard , Aaron Olson

Running the point with Kendall Grasela
At the Palestra, Kendall Grasela of the women's basketball team poses with a ball resting on her shoulder.

Running the point with Kendall Grasela

The senior co-captain chats about playing the point guard position, avoiding turnovers, her close-knit family, matriculating at the School of Nursing, and controlling the controllables.
‘Possibility mentoring’ helps Philadelphia middle schoolers plan for their futures
gse student mentoring at a table with college pennants behind Mentor Alexander Blanchett, in the GSE counseling program, talks to the eighth graders in his group about their interest in a career in sports and how they might achieve their goals.

‘Possibility mentoring’ helps Philadelphia middle schoolers plan for their futures

Now in two Philadelphia public schools, master’s students at the Graduate School of Education are focused on helping the young teens imagine and take steps to realize their futures, while gaining real-world experience in education.

Louisa Shepard

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