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And the Oscar goes to…a Penn sophomore
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Penn sophomore Claire Sliney is a co-executive producer of one of five films nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category. The 91st Academy Award ceremony is Feb. 24. 

And the Oscar goes to…a Penn sophomore

Claire Sliney is a co-executive producer of one of five films nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category. “Period. End of Sentence.” explores the stigma of menstruation for girls in India and Sliney’s work to address the issue.
Building a circular economy movement in India and beyond
rePurpose team on steps

The Engagement Prize has given grads Hjemdahl and Balasubramanian the chance to apply their Penn educations toward “building a movement” they believe in. (Photo: Eric Sucar, Office of University Communications)

Building a circular economy movement in India and beyond

A shift in environmental policy in India prompted a new operational model for rePurpose, the social enterprise started by the President’s Engagement Prize-winners.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Schwarzman Scholarships announced
Three Award Recipients on Locust Walk on a chilly autumn day.

Seniors Adedotun Adejare and Johnathan Chen and graduate student Zhongyuan Zeng are Schwarzman Scholars. 

Schwarzman Scholarships announced

Two seniors and one graduate student will receive one year of graduate study in global affairs at China’s Tsinghua University.
President Amy Gutmann honored as an Inquirer Icon
Recipients lined up in front of a photo backdrop

Honorees and guest speakers are photographed with Terrance C.Z. Egger (left), president and CEO, Philadelphia Media Network, before The Inquirer Hall of Fame Dinner at the Hyatt at the Bellevue November 28, 2018. With Egger, from left are: Kenneth Frazier, Lisa D. Kabnick, Stephen Starr, Amy Gutmann, Gerard (Jerry) Sweeney, Marguerite Lenfest, Jim Friedlich and Ira Brown. 

President Amy Gutmann honored as an Inquirer Icon

President Gutmann was one of six leaders recognized by The Philadelphia Inquirer for work enriching the Philadelphia community.
Students take gold in Japanese language contest
Barbara, Kinji, and Zizhou holding awards from the language competition From left to right: Barbara Chen, Penn Japanese Language Program Lecturer Kinji Ito, and Zizhou Wang, pictured at the J.LIVE Japanese language competition in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy: East Asian Languages and Civilizations)

Students take gold in Japanese language contest

In a Japanese-language speaking competition hosted at George Washington University, two Penn students won among university-level competitors from across the country.
PCI event recognizes faculty trailblazers
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PCI event recognizes faculty trailblazers

A Penn Center for Innovation event on Wednesday will celebrate this year’s 100-plus patent awardees and honor individuals with the most impressive startups, inventions, devices, and deals.

Lauren Hertzler

Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows
Michel Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Hyun (Michel) Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows

Noted for their contributions to dental and biological sciences, respectively, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Joshua Plotkin of the School of Arts and Sciences are part of the newest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A Global Rhodes for Penn
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A Global Rhodes for Penn

Adamseged Abebe of Gondar, Ethiopia, has been awarded an inaugural Global Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.