The mRNA miracle workers Penn In the News CBS News The mRNA miracle workers Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine appear on “Sunday Morning” to discuss their careers, their mRNA research, and the COVID-19 vaccines. Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Kanyinsola Ajayi (left) and Ty Parks won first place in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Penn Carey Law’s Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ty Parks captured first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, and advance to the competition’s national championship. Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title Image: Penn Athletics Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title The Quakers produced five first-place and six second-place finishes over the weekend at Harvard. Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been chosen for a Pickering Fellowship. (Image: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow and will receive funding for a two-year master’s degree and path to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows Martin Claassen of the School of Arts & Sciences and Jiaoyang Huang of the Wharton School each has been selected to receive a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes early career scientists in North America. They are among 126 chosen this year to receive the two-year, $75,000 fellowship, in recognition of their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields. nocred Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows Two from Penn honored as early career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields. What makes a breakthrough? ‘Eight steps back’ before making it to the finish line (From left to right) Breakthrough Prize recipients Drew Weissman, Virginia M-Y Lee, Katalin Karikó, and Carl June at a reception on Feb. 13. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) What makes a breakthrough? ‘Eight steps back’ before making it to the finish line Four of Penn’s Breakthrough Prize recipients, Carl June, Katalin Karikó, Virginia M-Y Lee, and Drew Weissman, were honored at a reception on Feb. 13. Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars nocred Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected. Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year Image: Penn Athletics Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year The veteran coach guided the women’s fencing team to their first conference title in 20 years. Ogbevire earns Ivy Rookie of the Week honors Image: Penn Athletics Ogbevire earns Ivy Rookie of the Week honors The first-year guard scored 16 points off the bench in Penn’s 67-54 loss to No. 25-ranked Princeton on Saturday. LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Team LilyLoop is Neha Chelamkuri (front row left), Kylie Chang (front row middle), and Rima Chavali (front row right), who presented their business plan and fielded questions from a panel of expert judges from academia and industry. (Image: Courtesy of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management) LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Biodegradable sensor tampons, wearable jewelry technology, and an app for timely tampon change reminders awarded LilyLoop the annual award.
Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Kanyinsola Ajayi (left) and Ty Parks won first place in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law) Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals Penn Carey Law’s Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ty Parks captured first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, and advance to the competition’s national championship.
Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title Image: Penn Athletics Women’s track & field team wins seventh Indoor Ivy Heps title The Quakers produced five first-place and six second-place finishes over the weekend at Harvard.
Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been chosen for a Pickering Fellowship. (Image: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow and will receive funding for a two-year master’s degree and path to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows Martin Claassen of the School of Arts & Sciences and Jiaoyang Huang of the Wharton School each has been selected to receive a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes early career scientists in North America. They are among 126 chosen this year to receive the two-year, $75,000 fellowship, in recognition of their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields. nocred Martin Claassen and Jiaoyang Huang named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows Two from Penn honored as early career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields.
What makes a breakthrough? ‘Eight steps back’ before making it to the finish line (From left to right) Breakthrough Prize recipients Drew Weissman, Virginia M-Y Lee, Katalin Karikó, and Carl June at a reception on Feb. 13. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) What makes a breakthrough? ‘Eight steps back’ before making it to the finish line Four of Penn’s Breakthrough Prize recipients, Carl June, Katalin Karikó, Virginia M-Y Lee, and Drew Weissman, were honored at a reception on Feb. 13.
Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars nocred Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected.
Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year Image: Penn Athletics Andy Ma named Ivy Coach of the Year The veteran coach guided the women’s fencing team to their first conference title in 20 years.
Ogbevire earns Ivy Rookie of the Week honors Image: Penn Athletics Ogbevire earns Ivy Rookie of the Week honors The first-year guard scored 16 points off the bench in Penn’s 67-54 loss to No. 25-ranked Princeton on Saturday.
LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Team LilyLoop is Neha Chelamkuri (front row left), Kylie Chang (front row middle), and Rima Chavali (front row right), who presented their business plan and fielded questions from a panel of expert judges from academia and industry. (Image: Courtesy of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management) LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Biodegradable sensor tampons, wearable jewelry technology, and an app for timely tampon change reminders awarded LilyLoop the annual award.