Soon-to-be-graduate hopes to deliver primary care to rural communities nocred News Soon-to-be-graduate hopes to deliver primary care to rural communities Fueled by his faith, Chip Chambers, a fifth-year M.D./M.B.A. student in the Perelman School of Medicine and Wharton School, has always looked for ways to serve.“My faith is a huge motivator of everything that I do. I just believe that I’ve been blessed with a lot of things that I didn’t earn and that I have a responsibility to steward those for the good of other people and not for myself,” Chambers says.
Philosopher in residence From Milton, Massachusetts, Reason is teaching Philadelphia public high school students an ethics curriculum he designed as a Philosopher in Residence.nocred Philosopher in residence William Reason, who earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy in December and will complete his master’s in May, teaches ethics to Philadelphia public high school students via an ethics curriculum he designed as a Philosopher in Residence 5 min. read
Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows Penn fourth-year Eric Tao (left) and Class of 2023 graduate Suraj Chandran each have been awarded a 2025 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics.(Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows Fourth-year Eric Tao and Class of 2023 graduate Suraj Chandran, both of the School of Arts & Sciences, have each been awarded a 2025 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation. 2 min. read
Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media nocred Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media Fourth-year communication student Nick Bausenwein took two gap years to skate professionally with a touring show, competed with the Penn Figure Skating Club, and wrote a thesis on children’s perceptions of film character meet-and-greets. 4 min. read
Lauder Class of 2025 graduate showcase Lauder Class of 2025 graduate showcase Four Lauder Institute students reflect on their journeys through the Wharton and School of Arts & Sciences joint-degree program, which weds international politics, economics, history, culture, and language.
Penn 2025 graduate awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Class of 2025 graduate student Rameen Iftikhar is one of 95 new Gates Cambridge Scholars.nocred Penn 2025 graduate awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Rameen Iftikhar, who completed a master’s degree in international education development from the Graduate School of Education in January, has been awarded a 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which covers the full cost of studying at University of Cambridge in England for as long as four years. 2 min. read
Empowering high school youth through immersive art mentorship Fourth-year students Ejun Mary Hong and Jack Nicholas Roney were awarded a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize to pursue their PIXEL project. The pair will collaborate to bring art mentorship, creative skill-building, and industry networking opportunities to under-resourced high school students in the greater Philadelphia area.nocred Empowering high school youth through immersive art mentorship Penn fourth-years Ejun Mary Hong and Jack Nicholas Roney will use a President’s Engagement Prize to expand their existing initiative dedicated to connecting under-resourced high school students in Philadelphia with art mentorship, creative skill-building, and industry networking opportunities. 6 min. read
Nourish to Flourish Fourth-years (from left) Inaya Zaman, Rashmi Acharya, and Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio created Nourish to Flourish, winner of a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize. The trio will work with community partners at the Benjamin B. Comegys School in West Philadelphia and use behavioral economics principals to encourage healthier food choices.nocred Nourish to Flourish Fourth-years Rashmi Acharya, Imani Nkrumah Ardayfio and Inaya Zaman created Nourish to Flourish, winner of a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize. The trio will work with community partners at the Benjamin B. Comegys School in West Philadelphia to encourage healthier food choices. 7 min. read
Penn students develop AI-driven solution to transform senior care Melanie Herbert (center), a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, created Sync Labs—an innovative AI solution that addresses caregiving in senior care. Joined by Nami Lindquist (left) of the Wharton School and Penn Engineering and Alex Popescu of Penn Engineering (right) their technology, which has earned them the 2025 President’s Innovation Prize, allows caregivers to see three times more seniors while providing more personalized care.nocred Penn students develop AI-driven solution to transform senior care Fourth-year students Melanie Herbert, Nami Lindquist, and Alexandra Popescu were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for Sync Labs, a privacy-centered AI system to address the growing caregiving gap in senior care 8 min. read
Using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture nocred Using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture Piotr Lazarek, a fourth-year Penn Engineering and Wharton student from Pawłowice, Poland, won the 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize for Nirby, a real-time farmland management system addressing inefficiencies in fertilizer usage. 5 min. read