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Hafez named Ivy League Rookie of the Year
At the Penn Squash Center, Omar Hafez prepares to swing at the ball during a match.

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Hafez named Ivy League Rookie of the Year

The first-year player on the men’s squash team finished the regular season with a 13-1 record. He is the second consecutive Quaker to take home conference Rookie of the Year honors.
Ivy League applauds Padilla, Sawyer
Kayla Padilla, left shoots a shot over a defender against Harvard. Simone Sawyer, right, dribbles to the basketball against Harvard.

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Ivy League applauds Padilla, Sawyer

Kayla Padilla of the women’s basketball team has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and teammate Simone Sawyer has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
Franklin Institute is honoring pioneers in fields from climate change to cancer research, including two with Philly roots

Franklin Institute is honoring pioneers in fields from climate change to cancer research, including two with Philly roots

The Franklin Institute is honoring Nader Engheta of the School of Engineering and Applied Science for inventing new composite “metamaterials” that could be used to make ultrafast computers of the future.

Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal
Nader Engheta

Nader Engheta, the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering.

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Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal

The H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his advances in engineering and physics.
Thinking soccer with Sizzy Lawton
Sizzy Lawton stands in the soccer goal wearing her white Penn jersey and holding a soccer ball under her right arm.

Thinking soccer with Sizzy Lawton

The fourth-year forward discusses playing the beautiful game, how to develop a soccer IQ, the importance of knowing your teammates, changing coaches, and her plans for the future.
Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships
student Ryan Jeong sitting in a chair and student Arnav Lal standing outside

College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong (left) and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Two Penn fourth-years awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships

College of Arts and Sciences fourth-years Ryan Jeong and Arnav Lal are among 16 students selected nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Louisa Shepard