Michael Zanoni named Big 5 Player of the Week Michael Zanoni named Big 5 Player of the Week Penn guard guard Michael Zanoni has been named the city series Player of the Week, his first Big 5 weekly honor as a member of the Quakers.
Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Two Philadelphia-area students honored as 2026 Rhodes scholars Florence Onyiuke, a fourth-year in the Huntsman Program in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Wharton School, has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship. Women’s squash wins Pennsylvania State Championship Women’s squash wins Pennsylvania State Championship Penn’s women's squash team finished the opening weekend of the season with two wins against Chatham and Drexel, winning the Pennsylvania State Championship. Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar Fourth-year Florence Onyiuke is a 2026 Rhodes Scholar.nocred Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar Onyiuke has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars and an expected 100 worldwide. 2 min. read Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants Penn researchers will receive two of four grants awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation in support of interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at developing novel approaches to fundamental scientific questions. 2 min. read New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters Alan Charles Kors (left) and Philip E. Tetlock, elected members of the members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.nocred New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters Alan Charles Kors and Philip E. Tetlock have been invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, a nonprofit that promotes scholarship and honors achievement in the arts and sciences. 2 min. read Ivy League recognizes six Quakers on men’s soccer All-Ivy Teams Ivy League recognizes six Quakers on men’s soccer All-Ivy Teams Men’s soccer postseason honors were awarded to Patrick Cayelli and Connor Dawson for First Team All-Ivy, and Romeo Dahlen and Oliver Pratt for Second Team All-Ivy. Phillip Falcon III and Jack-Ryan Jeremiah were honored with Honorable Mention. 2025 Basser Center Awards 2025 Basser Center Awards The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center has announced two awards for 2025. Ephrat Levy-Lahad of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the recipient of the 2025 Basser Global Prize for her BRCA1 and BRCA2-related research. Alan D. D’Andrea of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is awarded the 2025 BRCA Impact Award for his research in in cancer genetics. 2025 Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars 2025 Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars The endowed program, created from a $2 million gift to Penn Nursing by former Penn President Amy Gutmann and her husband Michael Doyle, provides financial aid to equip undergraduate and graduate nursing students with leadership tools and tactics to complement their education. Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala (Top row) Jackie Einstein Astrof, Calvin Bland, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes; (middle row) James H. Greene, Susan T. Marx, and Jodi L. Miller; (bottom row) Ian A. Seltzer, Liz Theoharis, and Herman Beavers.nocred Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala On Nov. 7, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and Herman Beavers will receive the Faculty Award of Merit. 4 min. read
Women’s squash wins Pennsylvania State Championship Women’s squash wins Pennsylvania State Championship Penn’s women's squash team finished the opening weekend of the season with two wins against Chatham and Drexel, winning the Pennsylvania State Championship.
Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar Fourth-year Florence Onyiuke is a 2026 Rhodes Scholar.nocred Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar Onyiuke has been awarded a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. She is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars and an expected 100 worldwide. 2 min. read
Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants Penn researchers will receive two of four grants awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation in support of interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at developing novel approaches to fundamental scientific questions. 2 min. read
New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters Alan Charles Kors (left) and Philip E. Tetlock, elected members of the members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.nocred New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters Alan Charles Kors and Philip E. Tetlock have been invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters, a nonprofit that promotes scholarship and honors achievement in the arts and sciences. 2 min. read
Ivy League recognizes six Quakers on men’s soccer All-Ivy Teams Ivy League recognizes six Quakers on men’s soccer All-Ivy Teams Men’s soccer postseason honors were awarded to Patrick Cayelli and Connor Dawson for First Team All-Ivy, and Romeo Dahlen and Oliver Pratt for Second Team All-Ivy. Phillip Falcon III and Jack-Ryan Jeremiah were honored with Honorable Mention.
2025 Basser Center Awards 2025 Basser Center Awards The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center has announced two awards for 2025. Ephrat Levy-Lahad of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the recipient of the 2025 Basser Global Prize for her BRCA1 and BRCA2-related research. Alan D. D’Andrea of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is awarded the 2025 BRCA Impact Award for his research in in cancer genetics.
2025 Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars 2025 Amy Gutmann Leadership Scholars The endowed program, created from a $2 million gift to Penn Nursing by former Penn President Amy Gutmann and her husband Michael Doyle, provides financial aid to equip undergraduate and graduate nursing students with leadership tools and tactics to complement their education.
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala (Top row) Jackie Einstein Astrof, Calvin Bland, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes; (middle row) James H. Greene, Susan T. Marx, and Jodi L. Miller; (bottom row) Ian A. Seltzer, Liz Theoharis, and Herman Beavers.nocred Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala On Nov. 7, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and Herman Beavers will receive the Faculty Award of Merit. 4 min. read