As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education By Marjorie FerroneFrom Beauregard, Ala., to Washington, D.C., John “Trey” Smith III is invested in the success of America’s education system.
Penn Ph.D. Student, Two Alumnae Awarded 2014 Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowships Penn Ph.D. Student, Two Alumnae Awarded 2014 Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowships The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has awarded a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate and two alumnae.
Two Penn Professors Receive Humboldt Awards Two Penn Professors Receive Humboldt Awards Two University of Pennsylvania professors have been awarded Humboldt Research Awards to fund year-long collaborations with colleagues in Germany.
Seven Penn Students Receive 2014 State Department Critical Language Scholarships Seven Penn Students Receive 2014 State Department Critical Language Scholarships Seven University of Pennsylvania students have been awarded United States Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for study this summer.
Plant Hormone Has Dual Role in Triggering Flower Formation, Penn Study Finds Plant Hormone Has Dual Role in Triggering Flower Formation, Penn Study Finds Flowers aren’t just pretty to look at, they are how plants reproduce. In agricultural plants, the timing and regulation of flower formation has economic significance, affecting a crop’s yield.
Penn Ph.D. Student Jeannie Kenmotsu Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship Penn Ph.D. Student Jeannie Kenmotsu Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship Jeannie Kenmotsu, a doctoral candidate in the History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography. She is among 20 early-career academics receiving fellowships to attend RBS at the University of Virginia.
Penn Research Combines Graphene and Painkiller Receptor Penn Research Combines Graphene and Painkiller Receptor Almost every biological process involves sensing the presence of a certain chemical. Finely tuned over millions of years of evolution, the body’s different receptors are shaped to accept certain target chemicals.
LabTV Showcases Penn Researchers and Student Filmmakers LabTV Showcases Penn Researchers and Student Filmmakers A series of videos produced by student filmmakers at the University of Pennsylvania has put young biomedical researchers around campus in the spotlight.
Immune Cells Outsmart Bacterial Infection by Dying, Penn Vet Study Shows Immune Cells Outsmart Bacterial Infection by Dying, Penn Vet Study Shows A new study led by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has painted a clearer picture of the delicate arms race between the human immune system and a pathogen that seeks to infect and kill human cells.
Penn Alum George Karandinos Awarded Soros Fellowship Penn Alum George Karandinos Awarded Soros Fellowship University of Pennsylvania alumnus George Karandinos has been awarded a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He is among 30 students from across the United States chosen in the annual competition that attracted more than 1,200 applicants this year.