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Trailblazing Penn alumna Sadie T.M. Alexander gets posthumous honor
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander outside Houston Hall in the early 20th century.

Sadie T.M. Alexander, seen here outside Houston Hall in the early 20th century, has been posthumously named a 2022 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association. (Image: Courtesy of University Archives)

Trailblazing Penn alumna Sadie T.M. Alexander gets posthumous honor

The American Economic Association named Alexander, who earned economics and law degrees at Penn a century ago, a 2022 Distinguished Fellow.

Kristen de Groot

Rounding the bases and finding home at the Kelly Writers House
Doug Glanville sitting at table speaking at microphone gesturing with his hands

Former Major League Baseball centerfielder Doug Glanville (right) spoke about his life and career with students as a Kelly Writers House Fellow, in a seminar created and taught by English Professor Al Filreis and during a public reading and discussion. A 1992 Penn graduate, Glanville is now an author, columnist, professor, and sports broadcaster. 

Rounding the bases and finding home at the Kelly Writers House

Former Major League Baseball centerfielder Doug Glanville spoke with students about his life and career in the seminar created and taught by English Professor Al Filreis and during a public reading and conversation.
Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections
Voter redistricting map of North Charleston.

(Image: North Charleston via Flickr)

Philip Gressman thinks mathematics can make for fairer elections

The professor of mathematics wants to make elections fairer through the application of computational mathematics to redistricting maps.

From Omnia

Six from Penn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022
A grid of people that includes, in the top row, Dorothy Roberts, Drew Weissman, and Katalin Karikó, and in the bottom row, Yale Goodman, Nicholas Sambanis, and Diana Kotzin.

Six researchers and faculty affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts & Sciences, Graduate School of Education, and Penn Law have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022. (Images: Courtesy of [counterclockwise from top left] Penn Law, Peggy Peterson/Penn Medicine, Penn Engineering, Nicholas Sambanis, Graduate School of Education)

Six from Penn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022

Faculty from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Arts & Sciences, Graduate School of Education, and Law School join more 260 honorees recognized for contributions to academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research.

Michele W. Berger

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality
Group poses in a tropical marine landscape holding a sign that reads Allianza para la Educaion e Investigacion en Galapagos

Under the umbrella of the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance, Penn Vet professor Daniel Beiting (far right) and others from Penn visited San Cristóbal Island in March, where they engaged students and scientists in water quality testing. (Image: Courtesy of Daniel Beiting)

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality

Both dense human populations and a plethora of wildlife can pose a challenge to marine and public health in the Galápagos Islands. With portable, user-friendly PCR technology, Penn faculty and students are training local scientists and school children to perform water quality research.

Katherine Unger Baillie

U-Night shines in person
A group of students in a large tent, smiling.

U-Night shines in person

The first in-person celebration for rising juniors in two years was not dampened by the rain, as the Class Board of 2024 honored one of Penn’s most resilient student class.
‘In These Times: The Intricate Riddle of Life’
Cartoon of hands open with books and flowers flowing from the palms.

Image: Marina Muun

‘In These Times: The Intricate Riddle of Life’

The first three episodes of the OMNIA podcast’s fourth season discuss the link between making art and making meaning, and how creativity shines a light on the way out of adversity in tough times, past and present.

Islands on the climate front line
Four people sit on a stage at Perry World House.

Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left).

Islands on the climate front line

Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis.

Kristen de Groot

Talking squash with Aly Abou Eleinen
Aly Abou Eleinen, holding a racquet, stands inside the Penn Squash Center next to a glass court.

Talking squash with Aly Abou Eleinen

The senior on the men’s squash team discusses what he enjoys about the sport, his training and preparation, the team’s progression and record-breaking season, and the life of a professional squash player.
The Clean Water Act at 50
ben franklin bridge at twilight with philly skyline

Homepage image: Though a “revolutionary” piece of legislation, the Clean Water Act still has its shortcomings, Penn faculty, staff, and students note. More work is needed to make rivers like the Delaware fishable and swimmable.

The Clean Water Act at 50

Approaching the half-century mark of this landmark piece of environmental legislation, Penn students, staff, and faculty share their reflections on its legacy, both strengths and shortcomings.

Katherine Unger Baillie