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Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar
Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar
Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak, a 2023 graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Yenching Scholar, with full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.
Penn Ph.D. candidate named 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholar
Penn Ph.D. candidate named 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholar
Penelope Lusk, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Education, has been awarded a 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, which covers all fees and provides a stipend to attend the University of Oxford for a year.
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.
Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
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.
Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar
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.
Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced
Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced
Three prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Two Penn students have each received a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Min Jae Kim, an M.D./Ph.D. in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zijian (William) Niu a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships
Third-year students Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships.
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