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Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and Stephen Damianos

Penn senior and May graduate win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship

Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah and Stephen Damianos have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

Suspending in the air against Iona at the Palestra, freshman Kayla Padilla shoots the ball between to opponents.

Padilla puts up numbers not seen since Reagan, Clinton eras

Impressive numbers by the freshman guard on the women’s basketball team have garnered Ivy League Rookie of the Week praise.

At Ellen Vagelos Field, Alexa Schneck of the field hockey team poses on the field hockey field in a net with her stick across her shoulders.

Schneck earns extraordinary fourth All-Ivy honor

The senior forward is only the third player in Penn field hockey history to be awarded All-Ivy recognition in each of her four years.

Freshman Autumn Leak of the volleyball team serves the ball against Yale at the Palestra.

Leak named Ivy Rookie of the Week

The freshman led the Quakers in kills during Penn’s defeats of Harvard and Dartmouth.

Penn honors seven alumni including Creative Spirit awardee, composer Jennifer Higdon

The University of Pennsylvania will honor seven distinguished alumni at the 2019 Alumni Award of Merit Gala on Friday, Nov. 8., including Higdon and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw.

From left, Ariana Gardizy, Maddie Villalba, and Nia Akins of the Penn women’s cross country team stand together at the Ivy Heps in the Bronx.

Trifecta of runners awarded All-Ivy honors

Three runners on the women’s cross country team are All-Ivy selections, the most in school history.

Playing at Franklin Field against Sacred Heart, Brian O’Neill rushes the quarterback.

Showstopper O’Neill named Ivy Defensive Player of the Week

The junior linebacker had two sacks, two picks, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown against Brown.

Versus Alderson Broaddus at Franklin Field, Eddie Jenkins makes a move with the ball in his hand.

Seven-touchdown outing scores Jenkins Player of the Week

Senior captain Eddie Jenkins’ second seven-touchdown game of the season has warranted Player of the Week distinction from the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL).

From left, Brandon Bartel of the men's soccer team, and Jack Rosener of men's soccer.

Game-winning goals garner Quaker duo Ivy acclaim

Senior Brandon Bartel has been named Ivy Player of the Week and freshman Jack Rosener has been selected conference Rookie of the Week.

Clockwise from top left: Stephan A. Grupp, Beverly L. Davidson, James H. Eberwine, Guo-lin Ming, George Demiris, Charles S. Abrams

Six Penn faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine

One of the nation’s highest honors in biomedicine, members are elected by their peers for accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

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