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Awards
Applauding the impact on Penn’s diverse communities
On April 6, Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the annual Student and Faculty Leadership Awards of the James Brister Society, a diverse group of Penn alumni volunteer leaders that celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Determined undergraduates and life-changing scholarships feted at annual celebration
Two Penn seniors spoke about overcoming challenges and Undergraduate Named Scholarships during an April 3 celebration in New York.
Schwarzman Scholars Program funds graduate study in China
Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman will discuss the program-and why Penn students should apply-on Thursday, April 5, at Huntsman Hall with Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett.
Honoring Penn’s exceptional staffers
On Wednesday, April 4, the University community celebrated outstanding staffers in the 19th annual Models of Excellence Ceremony.
Class of 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced
Nine seniors received the annual awards for their post-graduate projects, designed to make a meaningful global impact.
Two Penn undergraduates receive coveted Goldwater Scholarships
Two juniors at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as Goldwater Scholars, awarded to undergraduates pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, math, or engineering.
Leading the way in LGBT healthcare quality
An annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation includes Penn Medicine hospitals as top providers for quality and inclusive care for LGBT patients.
Best of the Fest: Showcasing student screen stars
The Penn Student Film Festival celebrated collaboration and creativity with a red-carpet gala and big-screen showing of eight finalists, chosen from 24 entries, at the New College House.
Ceremony celebrates Penn’s superstar staffers
On Wednesday, April 4, the entire University community is invited to the 19th annual Models of Excellence Ceremony.
Nation’s largest conference awards Donahue and Brodeur
The men’s basketball coach and unanimous All-Ivy forward have been saluted by the ECAC for their performances during the 2017-18 season.
In the News
Storyshares seeks to raise reading levels of forgotten tweens, teens and adults
John Gamba of the Graduate School of Education served as the Storyshares literary hub’s strategy and research mentor at the 2023 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition.
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The mRNA miracle workers
Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine appear on “Sunday Morning” to discuss their careers, their mRNA research, and the COVID-19 vaccines.
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The Franklin Institute honors nine scientists and engineers on its 200th anniversary
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine are noted for receiving awards from the Franklin Institute and subsequently being honored with a Nobel Prize.
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You should still get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Nobel Prize winner who helped discover it explains why
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine, who won the Nobel Prize along with Katalin Karikó, discusses the backlash against vaccinations and whether to receive the latest COVID vaccine.
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Princeton and Penn scientists win Philly award for their climate change work
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences has won the 2023 John Scott Award for his work to address climate change.
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Pa. research will study environmental factors’ effects on children
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