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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.
Professor Emily Wilson named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
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Penn Professor Emily Wilson has been named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. (Image: Kyle Cassidy)

Professor Emily Wilson named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow

The School of Arts and Sciences professor has received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the humanities category for her translations of ancient Greek and Roman literature and philosophy. 
Penn junior Misha McDaniel named a Beinecke Scholar
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Misha McDaniel is a 2020 Beinecke Scholar. 

Penn junior Misha McDaniel named a Beinecke Scholar

English major Misha McDaniel has been awarded a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue graduate education. McDaniel is one of 18 Beinecke Scholars chosen from throughout the U.S., and the 13th recipient from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.
Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
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Four Penn juniors were named 2020 Goldwater Scholars. Clockwise from top left: Regina Fairbanks, Samuel Goldstein, Adam Konkol, and Shreya Parchure. 

Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars

Four juniors have been selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering.
Dolan collects two coach of the year awards
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Steve Dolan, the James P. Tuppeny/Betty J. Costanza Director of Track & Field/Cross Country. (Image: Penn Athletics)

Dolan collects two coach of the year awards

The director of track & field/cross country has been recognized by the Ivy League and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Penn Today Staff