Awards

Soon after she concluded her record-breaking field hockey career at Penn, senior forward Alexa Hoover took a moment to reflect upon her extraordinary athletic achievements.

Greg Johnson ・March 19, 2018

  Olivia Route, a 2015 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected a 2018 Luce Scholar.

Jill DiSanto , Jill DiSanto ・March 1, 2018

Penn senior Kevin Chen will study abroad at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College with a scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation.

Jill DiSanto ・February 13, 2018

Globally renowned bioethicist Ezekiel J.

Katie Delach, Amanda Mott ・February 7, 2018

One year ago, three Penn seniors wrote a 1,000-word description of their plan to create an after-school program for Latino teenagers in South Philadelphia, the centerpiece of their application for the President’s Engagement Prize.

Louisa Shepard ・December 11, 2017

Homeless people are uniquely vulnerable, at risk of a variety of health problems, including chronic illness, hunger, pain, and infections. While resources exist to provide homeless populations with health insurance and care, those resources don’t always make their way to the people who need them.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・November 1, 2017

In the streets of Senegal, thousands of young boys beg for food and money.

Jill DiSanto ・October 2, 2017

The eight Penn students chosen for the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes this year have demonstrated “immense grit, creativity, and leadership,” with projects to take on challenges that “couldn’t be more pressing,” said

Louisa Shepard ・May 4, 2017

A passion and commitment to improve the lives of those in the Latino immigrant community unites three University of Pennsylvania seniors who have different majors.

Louisa Shepard ・April 21, 2017

In the streets of Senegal, young boys beg for food and money, but two students from the University of Pennsylvania are working to address this issue through Project Y.V.E.T.A.,

Jill DiSanto ・April 18, 2017