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Penn junior Misha McDaniel named a Beinecke Scholar
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Misha McDaniel is a 2020 Beinecke Scholar. 

Penn junior Misha McDaniel named a Beinecke Scholar

English major Misha McDaniel has been awarded a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue graduate education. McDaniel is one of 18 Beinecke Scholars chosen from throughout the U.S., and the 13th recipient from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.
Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars
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Four Penn juniors were named 2020 Goldwater Scholars. Clockwise from top left: Regina Fairbanks, Samuel Goldstein, Adam Konkol, and Shreya Parchure. 

Four Penn juniors named 2020 Goldwater Scholars

Four juniors have been selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation, to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering.
Penn announces seven 2020 Thouron Award winners
Seven student faces and the symbol of the Thouron Award with the British and American flags

Penn announced seven Thouron Scholars for 2020. From left, top row: senior Daniel Brennan, 2018 grad Braden Cordivari, 2019 grad Gregory Forkin, and senior Natasha Menon. Bottom row: senior Robert Subtirelu, senior Zachary Whitlock, and 2018 grad Maia Yoshida.

Penn announces seven 2020 Thouron Award winners

Four seniors and three recent alumni have won a Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Each scholarship winner receives tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends, to earn a graduate degree.
Penn senior Srinivas Mandyam awarded Churchill Scholarship
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Senior Srinivas Mandyam has been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at University of Cambridge. 

Penn senior Srinivas Mandyam awarded Churchill Scholarship

Mandyam will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, and biophysics, along with a master’s in physics; the scholarship awards him a year of graduate research study in physics at the University of Cambridge.
Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars
Erin Hartman and Christina Steele

Penn’s new Marshall Scholars are 2018 graduate Erin Hartman (left) and senior Christina Steele. 

Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars

Erin Hartman, a 2018 graduate of the School of Nursing, and senior psychology major Christina Steele have been named Marshall Scholars. Established by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship funds up to three years of study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
Penn has three new Schwarzman Scholars
Penn’s new Schwarzman Scholars are senior Andrew Howard (left), master’s student Zinan Chen (center), and 2017 graduate Malik Abdul Majeed.

Penn’s new Schwarzman Scholars are senior Andrew Howard (left), master’s student Zinan Chen (center), and 2017 graduate Malik Abdul Majeed. 

Penn has three new Schwarzman Scholars

A University of Pennsylvania senior, a master's student, and an alumnus were chosen to receive the Schwarzman Scholarship, which funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 
Penn senior and May graduate win 2020 Rhodes Scholarship
Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and Stephen Damianos

Penn senior Nurul Ezzaty Binti Hasbullah (left) and May graduate Stephen Damianos have been named Rhodes Scholars to attend Oxford University. 

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.
Studying ancient architectural artifacts in Greece
Students standing in front of a series of ancient columns and stones.

On her first visit to Greece, and her first time traveling alone, Elhanbaly visited the Acropolis in Athens. 

Studying ancient architectural artifacts in Greece

Junior Zahra Elhanbaly worked with art history’s Mantha Zarmakoupi on a research project on the island of Paros.
Undergraduate summer research on display
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Image: Louisa Shephard

Undergraduate summer research on display

A poster expo sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships featured the work of hundreds of students with projects involving all 12 schools.
Engaging history
Student standing with historic buildings behind her.

Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. 

Engaging history

Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia.