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Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Ben Stitz of the men’s soccer team, Livia Loozen of the field hockey team, and Trey Flowers of the football team have secured Ivy League Player of the Week recognition.
Cross country trio earns All-Ivy praise Cross country trio earns All-Ivy praise Third-year runner Maeve Stiles has received First-Team All-Ivy recognition. Fourth-year runner Lizzy Bader and first-year runner Lily Murphy picked up Second-Team honors.
Kuzyk, Montemayor pick up player of the week honors Kuzyk, Montemayor pick up player of the week honors Field hockey’s Allison Kuzyk has been named Offensive Player of the Week and sprint football’s Adrian Montemayor has been named Special Teams Player of the Week.
Slackman named Ivy defensive player of the week Slackman named Ivy defensive player of the week The third-year defensive lineman made a number of big plays in Penn’s 20-13 defeat of Yale on Saturday at Franklin Field.
Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award Top row, left to right: Alex H. Park, Lee Spelman Doty, Joan Lau, and Omid Shokoufandeh. Bottom row, left to right: Alberto Chamorro, Laura W. Perna, Todd Lieberman, and William Hohns. Penn honors eight distinguished alumni with Awards of Merit and The Creative Spirit Award In addition to the alumni awards, Laura W. Perna of the Graduate School of Education will accept the Faculty Award of Merit.
Kuzyk, Smith earn player of the week awards Kuzyk, Smith earn player of the week awards Field hockey’s Allison Kuzyk has been named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and football’s Kendren Smith has been selected Ivy and FCS Defensive Player of the Week.
Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman are the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine from Penn. Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine Five Penn experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for their contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.
Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program Eight Penn scientists have received NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. They are pictured left to right, top to bottom: Perelman School of Medicine’s Bushra Raj, Luca Busino, Donita Brady, Eric Witze, Terence Gade, Amelia Escolano, Chengcheng Jin, and George Burslem. Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program A group of five scientists received the Transformative Research Award for a project focusing on cancer research, while three investigators received the New Innovator Award for independent projects developed by early-career investigators.
Heimlicher’s heroics secure second consecutive weekly honor Heimlicher’s heroics secure second consecutive weekly honor Fourth-year Jake Heimlicher has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, making him the first player in school history to receive the award in back-to-back weeks.