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Five rowers earn All-American honors
Members of the heavyweight rowing team row in a boat on the water.

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Five rowers earn All-American honors

Two members of the men’s heavyweight crew team and three members of the men’s lightweight crew team have received All-American recognition.
Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates
29 people in a grid

Twenty-nine Penn students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year, from left: (top row) Anuj Amin, Ella Atsavapranee, Rebecca Bean, Rachael (Viola) Bordon, Erin Brennan, Mia Cheung; (second row) Allison Chou, Teresa Christensen, Sabrina de Brito, Ashley Fuchs, Zacharia Hamdi, Nilesh Kavthekar; (third row) Vincent Kelley, Lauren Lamb, Esther Lee, Beyoncé Lightfoot, Colin Lodewick, Lea Mangifesta; (fourth row) Vanessa Martinez Penn, Anya Miller, Marissa Mojena, Priyamvada Nambrath, Trevor Núñez, Sriram Palepu; (bottom row) Kyra Schulman, Laila Shadid, Ingrid Sotelo, Sally Thomas, and Erin Wrightson. 

(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) 

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates

Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations. 
Class of 2023 Ivy Day
Five students holding framed certificates stand in a hallway

The Penn Alumni Student of Merit Award winners (left to right): Joan Dartey, William Chase Seklar, Rebecca Nadler, Ryan Afreen, and Margaret Gladieux.

(Image: Prestige Portraits)

Class of 2023 Ivy Day

For 150 years, Ivy Day has been an annual tradition at Penn, with each graduating class installing at least one new plaque, planting a sprig of ivy, and recognizing individual achievements.

Kristina García

2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Krish Mehta standing outside

Krish Mehta has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University. From Mumbai, India, Mehta graduated with dual degrees from the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2018. 

(Image: Courtesy of Krish Mehta) 

2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.
2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced
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2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced

Three interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students at Penn will be awarded up to $100,000 each to grow their respective initiatives.

Penn Today Staff