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Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
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The team of four students in the College of Arts and Sciences chosen for a 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant for their summer community healthcare project in Philadelphia includes, clockwise from top left,  third-year students Annabelle Jin, Claire Jun, and Destiny Uwawuike, and second-year student Johana Munoz.

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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
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Two Penn third-year students, Aravind Krishnan (left) and Tej Patel, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships.

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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.
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
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Penn’s 2024 Goldwater Scholars (clockwise from top left) are third-year students Hayle Kim, Kaitlin Mrksich, Eric Tao and Eric Myzelev. Kim, Myzelev and Tao are in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Mrksich in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

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Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars

Four Penn third-year students have received 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to undergraduates planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Wrestling with academics
Wrestling Adam Thomson stands in the wrestling room at Penn, hands on hips, with a sign reading Quakers behind him.

Second-year wrestler Adam Thomson manages to balance schoolwork, research and international championships that take him all over the globe. 

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Wrestling with academics

As a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, second-year wrestler Adam Thomson, an international champion, balances athletics with his research on hyperinflation in Brazil.

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Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars
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Nine Penn fourth-years and alumni have been chosen as 2024 Thouron Scholars: (left to right, from top): Maya Brawer-Cohen, Sonali Deliwala, Sheil Desai, Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, Ellie McKeown, George Morcos, Emma  Søndergaard Jensen, Joshua Yang.

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Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars

Six fourth-year students and three recent graduates will use the award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship
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Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been chosen for a Pickering Fellowship. 

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Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship

Jade Gonzalez, a 2022 Penn graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellow and will receive funding for a two-year master’s degree and path to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 
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Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 

The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected.
Penn alum named 2024 Churchill Scholar 
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A May graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Xander Uyttendaele is among 16 students or recent graduates selected nationwide as 2024 Churchill Scholars.

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Penn alum named 2024 Churchill Scholar 

Xander Uyttendaele, a 2023 graduate, is among 16 selected nationwide to receive the scholarship.
Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar
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Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Marshall Scholar. 

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Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar

Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen as a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Established by the British Government, the Marshall Scholarship funds as many as three years of study for a graduate degree in any field in an institution in the United Kingdom. 
Two Penn fourth-year students have received Schwarzman Scholarships
Amanda Howard standing outside with trees behind her and Joey Yang standing in front of a striped backdrop

Fourth-year students Amanda Howard (left) and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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Two Penn fourth-year students have received Schwarzman Scholarships

Fourth-years Amanda Howard and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.