From Milton, Massachusetts, Reason is teaching Philadelphia public high school students an ethics curriculum he designed as a Philosopher in Residence.
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Philosopher in residence
William Reason, who earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy in December and will complete his master’s in May, teaches ethics to Philadelphia public high school students via an ethics curriculum he designed as a Philosopher in Residence
Penn fourth-yearEric Tao(left) and Class of 2023 graduateSuraj Chandran each have been awarded a 2025 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics.
(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)
Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows
Fourth-year Eric Tao and Class of 2023 graduate Suraj Chandran, both of the School of Arts & Sciences, have each been awarded a 2025 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
Class of 2025 graduate student Rameen Iftikhar is one of 95 new Gates Cambridge Scholars.
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Penn 2025 graduate awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Rameen Iftikhar, who completed a master’s degree in international education development from the Graduate School of Education in January, has been awarded a 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which covers the full cost of studying at University of Cambridge in England for as long as four years.
Architect Richard Garber created and teaches the graduate course Matter Making and Testing: Designing with Next Generation Precast Concrete.
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Concrete panels as teaching tools, materials testing, and outdoor sculptures
On view outside the Weitzman School of Design are three freestanding concrete panels designed and made by students in a unique graduate seminar that partners with a local concrete-fabrication plant
Fourth-years (from left) Inaya Zaman, Rashmi Acharya, and Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio created Nourish to Flourish, winner of a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize. The trio will work with community partners at the Benjamin B. Comegys School in West Philadelphia and use behavioral economics principals to encourage healthier food choices.
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Nourish to Flourish
Fourth-years Rashmi Acharya, Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio and Inaya Zaman created Nourish to Flourish, winner of a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize. The trio will work with community partners at the Benjamin B. Comegys School in West Philadelphia to encourage healthier food choices.
Penn facultymembersSean Burkholder of the Weitzman School of Design and Eva Del Soldato of the School of Arts & Sciences are among 35 recipients of the 2025-26 Rome Prize, awarded by the American Academy in Rome.
(Images: Courtesy of Sean Burkholder and Eva Del Soldato)
Sean Burkholder and Eva Del Soldato awarded the 2025-26 Rome Prize
Sean Burkholder of the Weitzman School of Design and Eva Del Soldato of the School of Arts & Sciences are among 35 recipients of the 2025-26 Rome Prize, awarded by the American Academy in Rome to support innovative fellows in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
A the remains of a burned Shakespeare Folio in a sealed glass case is part of the Penn Libraries collection.
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An ‘archival discovery’ about a 17th-century Shakespeare Folio
In the Penn Libraries is a sealed glass box containing the charred pages of a 17th-century Folio, a collection of plays by William Shakespeare. An archival discovery by Penn faculty proves that it is from the Third Folio, not the First as it was previously identified.
Mach is majoring in psychology and design in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Fine art and design using artificial intelligence
Through the design course Artificial Intelligence in Art, second-year Jessica Mach has discovered AI's potential through creating several projects, including a video story and an interactive game.
Weinsteiger has been at the Penn Libraries since 2008, and in her current role since June 2024.
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Reimagining the Penn Libraries
When Brigitte Weinsteiger became the vice provost and director of the Penn Libraries last year, she took the helm of what she characterizes as “one of the most consequential research libraries in the country.” With 19 libraries, 300-plus staff, a $95 million budget, and 10 million volumes across print and digital formats, she now leads an intellectual ecosystem that reaches across Penn’s campus and beyond.
