Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships

Teia Hudson and Miraya Gesheva sit on steps.

How has Netflix changed in Mexico over the past decade?

Undergraduates Miraya Gesheva and Teia Hudson spent the summer working with Juan Llamas-Rodriguez to look at how streaming in Mexico has changed during the past 10 years.

Erica Moser ・August 14, 2023

Environmental conservation, justice, and gender

Through her Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring summer internship, Mia McElhatton explores how efforts to save the planet may disproportionately burden women.

From OMNIA ・August 11, 2023

Doctor touches virtual image of kidneys and bladder.

How machine learning could aid compatibility in kidney transplantation

Through the PURM internship program, undergraduate students are further researching an algorithm developed to group kidney donor-recipient pairs into low-risk and high-risk groups for graft survival.

Erica Moser ・August 8, 2023

Thomas Sharrock standing on the steps outside a building

Operatic notes: One student’s research on opera in society

Rising second-year Thomas Sharrock attended seven operas this summer at the Royal Opera House in London, studying audience perceptions of opera in the United Kingdom.

Louisa Shepard ・August 4, 2023

Could psychedelics simultaneously treat chronic pain and depression?

This summer, Ahmad Hammo, a rising third-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is conducting a pilot study to explore psilocybin’s potential as a therapy for chronic pain and the depression that often accompanies it.

Liana F. Wait ・July 31, 2023

Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates

Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations.

Louisa Shepard ・June 5, 2023

2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.

Louisa Shepard ・May 9, 2023

Sarah Asfari standing outside an open public square with a big building behind

Penn third-year Sarah Asfari named 2023 Beinecke Scholar

Asfari is one of 20 undergraduates in the nation to be awarded a 2023 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

Louisa Shepard ・April 3, 2023