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Greg Johnson
Managing Editor
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.
Summer construction on Penn’s campus
The University utilizes the 68 working days between Commencement and Move-in for construction projects big and small.
Eating healthy with Jill Joseph
Jill Joseph, the sports nutritionist at Penn Athletics, provides nutritional education and counseling to more than 900 student-athletes across Penn’s 33 teams.
Penn wrestling attracts one of the top recruiting classes in the nation
Combined, the 2018 recruiting class has earned 11 state/national prep championships, and 26 state/national prep placements.
On the training table with Emily Dorman
Emily Dorman, the head athletic trainer at Penn Athletics, supervises the overall health care of roughly 1,000 student-athletes at Penn.
Representing slavery in children’s literature
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of the Graduate School of Education discusses her work exploring depictions of slavery in children’s books.
Quartet of Quakers advance to NCAA track and field championships
Four members of the women’s track and field team will compete in the NCAA Championships in June, a program record.
Reexamining the Vietnam War, four decades after America’s defeat
An Asia expert looks back on lessons learned and unlearned, and the war’s effect on the Vietnam generation and the country today.
Survival of the trees on an urban campus
Since 2015, the Office of the University Architect has been partnering with the Morris Arboretum on a tree donation program in order to determine how particular trees fare in an urban environment.
Men’s basketball team goes 2-1 on Italian jaunt
The trip provided the Quakers with on-court development, cultural experiences, and team bonding.
Scholar of Britain discusses the royal family and upcoming nuptials
Historian Alex Chase-Levenson talks the impending wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Americans’ fascination with the British royal family.