Handley named First-Team All-American Handley named First-Team All-American The freshman midfielder on the men’s lacrosse team has been honored by Inside Lacrosse for his fruitful first season.
Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees The Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. Top row, left to right: Fjora Arapi, Carinthia Bank, Julia Bell, Dillon Bergin, Wilson Fisher. Middle row, left to right: Savi Joshi, John McGahay, Tiberiu Mihaila, Candace Morff, Shiv Nadkarni. Bottom row, left to right: Hughes Ransom, Mark Rinder, Caroline Scown, Nicholas Wehbeh. Class of 2019 includes 14 Fulbright awardees The University of Pennsylvania Class of 2019 includes 14 students who have accepted a Fulbright Award.
Serving aces with Iuliia Bryzgalova Serving aces with Iuliia Bryzgalova The freshman tennis player has been awarded Ivy League Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.
Inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowships awarded Michael Vazquez (left) and Paul Wolff Mitchell. (Photo: Netter Center for Community Partnerships) Inaugural Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowships awarded Michael Vazquez, a philosophy Ph.D. student, and Paul Wolff Mitchell, an anthropology Ph.D. student, are the first recipients of the award for 2019-2021.
Double champs Double champs The men’s lacrosse team defeated Yale in the Ivy League Tournament final on Sunday, marking the first time the Quakers have won the conference regular season and tourney championships.
Penn women repeat as outdoor Ivy champs From left, Elena Brown-Soler, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, Skyla Wilson, and Cecil Ene celebrate after placing first in the 4x400. Penn women repeat as outdoor Ivy champs The Quakers earned their second consecutive Outdoor Ivy Heps title on Sunday, their first back-to-back championships since 1985-86.
Barry named Ivy Midfielder of the Year Barry named Ivy Midfielder of the Year The junior is one of four Quakers to earn First-Team All-Ivy honors.
Cohort of PIP/PEP winners celebrate at luncheon Penn President Amy Gutmann with the winners of the 2019 Presidential Engagement Prize and Presidential Innovation Prize Cohort of PIP/PEP winners celebrate at luncheon Nine students received handcrafted certificates at the annual luncheon, held May 3, that recognizes the work of graduating seniors awarded the President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes.
Akins makes history at the Penn Relays Akins makes history at the Penn Relays The middle-distance runner became the first Penn athlete to win College Athlete of the Meet.
World Bicycle Relief wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize From left to right: Barry Lipman, Marie Lipman, Dave Neiswander, CEO of World Bicycle Relief, and F.K. Day, co-founder and Chairman of the Board, World Bicycle Relief. World Bicycle Relief wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize World Bicycle Relief has been named as the winner of the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. In addition to $50,000, the organization will receive executive training and support from the Wharton School.