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Modeling excellence through COVID-19
From left to right, Rodolfo Altamirano, Eugene G. Janda, Leigh Rosen Gantz

Rodolfo Altamirano (left), Eugene G. Janda (center), Leigh Rosen Gantz (right).

Modeling excellence through COVID-19

As the pandemic impacts what it means to keep the campus running, Penn Today asks three supervisors, former Models of Excellence winners, for tips on helping staff address the new workplace.
Sixteen Penn students and recent graduates awarded 2020-21 Fulbright Scholarships
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Penn has 16 Fulbright Scholars for 2020-21. From left. Top row: Abby Cacho, Faith Cho, Serena Hajjar, Henry Hoffman. Second row: Natalia Lindsey, James Nassur, Ton Nguyen, Christine Olagun-Samuel. Third row: Mark Perfect, Stephanie Petrella, Aiden Reiter, Arryonna Santos. Fourth row: Adam Sax, Raka Sen, Adithya Sriram, Sam Tullman. 

Sixteen Penn students and recent graduates awarded 2020-21 Fulbright Scholarships

Sixteen Penn students and recent graduates have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year to conduct research or teach English in countries around the world. The list includes nine undergraduates and one graduate student in the Class of 2020.
Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships
Portraits of Watts and Jackson

2020 Carnegie Fellows Sarah Jackson and Duncan Watts.

Sarah J. Jackson, Duncan Watts awarded 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

The program supports high-caliber scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society.

Ashton Yount , Julie Sloane , Michele W. Berger

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two people side by side in different images. In the one on the left, the person stands in an office and a blue suit, hands crossed low in front. In the one on the right is a person in a tie and white coat that reads, "Carl H. June, M.D. Abramson Cancer Center"

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Carl June are among more than 140 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Image: Eric Sucar (L) and Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences

The researchers, from the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Perelman School of Medicine, join a class of honored scholars recognized for their unique and ongoing contributions to original research.

Michele W. Berger , Michael Rozansky , John Infanti

Penn alum Shadrack Frimpong awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
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Alum Shadrack Frimpong, who earned an undergraduate degree in 2015 and a master’s in 2019 from Penn, has received a 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Penn alum Shadrack Frimpong awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Shadrack Frimpong, Penn graduate and 2015 Presidents Engagement Prize winner, has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge in England.