Greg Johnson | Penn Today

Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.

Articles from Greg Johnson

Andrew Douglas, left, poses with the gold medal-winning U.S. men's squash team.

Douglas helps Team USA make history at Pan American Games

The junior guided Team USA to its first team gold medal in men’s squash.

Michaela McMahon, far right, celebrates with her Team USA U19 squad after winning the gold medal.

McMahon brings home the gold with Team USA

The rising sophomore was part of the Team USA U19 squad that won the World Championships this past weekend in Canada.

A stock photo of a woman holding her ankle while out for a jog on a road.

Q&A

Why do Achilles ruptures take so long to heal?

Kathryn O’Connor, an assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, gives the ins and outs of Achilles tears.

Climbers, including Sophie Hilaire, a 2017 graduate of the Wharton MBA Program, descend from the summit of Mount Everest on May 23.

Views from the top of the world

Members of the Penn community give accounts of their expeditions to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

Dr. Ali Ali-Dinar of the Department of Africana Studies sits at a table in his office.

Q&A

Lamentations for Sudan

Sudanese scholar Ali Ali-Dinar, a senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, discusses the ongoing uprising in the East African country and the Sudan massacre.

Michaela McMahon of the women's lacrosse runs up the field holding her stick.

McMahon selected for US Lacrosse Women’s U19 team

The rising sophomore will represent America at the World Lacrosse Women’s U19 Championship in August.

Freshman midfielder Sam Handley of the lacrosse field runs up the field with his stick in his hands.

Inside Lacrosse selects Penn’s Handley as Freshman of the Year

Among freshman, midfielder Sam Handley ranked No. 2 in the country in assists and No. 3 in points.

Shortstop Jason Hood of the baseball team prepares to throw the ball to a base.

Hood named First-Team Freshman All-American

The shortstop batted .331 with 42 RBIs, 90 assists, and a team-leading eight home runs.

Taylor Jenkins, the new coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, holds a clipboard while coaching a game.

Wharton alum is new coach of NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies

Taylor Jenkins has been hired to lead the Grizzlies, who finished 33-49 this season and currently have the No. 2 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.

Nia Akins competes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Akins finishes second, Malizia third at NCAA Championships

Nia Akins placed second in the nation in the 800m. Anna Peyton Malizia finished third in the country in the high jump.