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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
Student leaning on railing on staircase.

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

Working to keep Penn ‘cyber safe’
Nick Falcone standing with arms crossed with computer graphic renderings superimposed over the image.

Working to keep Penn ‘cyber safe’

Media hacks and data breaches are everywhere. Nick Falcone of Penn’s Office of Information Security works to keep the University’s information assets safe, from employing phishing-simulation tools to monitoring attack trends across all schools and centers.

Phyllis Holtzman

‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life
Man with crossed arms stands in front of a mural

Brian Peterson works at the ARCH building, where Makuu is housed along with other cultural resource centers.

‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life

Brian Peterson, three-time Penn graduate and director of Makuu: the Black Cultural Center, plays a central role in student life.

Kristina Linnea García

New College House West milestone marked
Two construction workers attach a crane to wires around a beam covered in signatures at the topping-off ceremony for New College House West

Two construction workers attach a crane to the final beam covered in signatures at the topping-off ceremony for New College House West.

New College House West milestone marked

As part of a long-standing tradition in construction, members of the construction, project, and architectural teams were given the opportunity to sign the last beam before it was hoisted via crane to the top of Penn's newest residence hall.
A day in shining armor
students gathered around a table looking at armor

A day in shining armor

Grad students get a close-up view of artwork and materials from museum collections—including a 500-year-old painting and two sets of armor from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Louisa Shepard

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