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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Football team announces 27 new Quakers

The 27 young men joining the Penn football team hail from 12 different states. Thirteen of the 27 will play offense.