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William Niu standing outside in front of a brick wall

Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow

Fourth-year student Zijian (William) Niu in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics and will receive five years of funding, as much as $250,000, to pursue a doctoral degree.

The five winners of the Quakers Choice Awards pose with their trophies.

Quakers Choice Awards hail fourth-year student-athletes

Five Quakers were recognized for their work in the classroom and on the track, field, diamond, and water.

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Philadelphia’s Tyshawn Sorey wins Pulitzer Prize in music

Tyshawn Sorey of the School of Arts & Sciences has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” a concerto for saxophone and orchestra.

Making life easier for students with learning differences

Fourth-year students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for their web-based education management tool, Jochi, to help middle and high school students.

Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music

The Presidential Assistant Professor of Music in the School of Arts & Sciences has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his musical composition “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith).”

Joey Wu standing outside wearing a suit and tie

Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar

Third-year Joey Wu, studying bioengineering and environmental science in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) program, has been named a 2024 Udall Scholar.

Izzy Rohr runs up the field with her stick in her hands, which contains the ball.

Rohr earns back-to-back Ivy Defender of the Year awards

The fourth-year on the women’s lacrosse team is only the second player in conference history to win the award two times.

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He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar

Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.

People huddled together in front of bright window in the Graduate Center.

2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated

Ten winners received the Prize, which takes nominations from undergraduates and recognizes master's students and Ph.D. candidates.

Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024

Dolores Albarracín, Charles L. Kane, Edward D. Mansfield, Virgil Percec, and Deborah A. Thomas are recognized for their contributions to mathematical and physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences.

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