For dual architecture degree candidate Kelvin Vu, design begins with the body Image: Kait Privitera For dual architecture degree candidate Kelvin Vu, design begins with the body Master of architecture and master of landscape architecture candidate Kelvin Vu, who was a professional dancer before coming to Weitzman, says “dance and landscape design are about change, flux, and dynamism.” 2 min. read
Designing the future: Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition Designing the future: Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition At Penn Engineering’s 2025 Senior Design Project Competition, four teams won awards for demonstrating how to improve stroke recovery, automate eye exams, turn old tires into battery components and improve the efficiency of AI computation on May 2. The four winners received awards in categories ranging from social impact to technological innovation.
A celebration of creativity and innovation for social good nocred A celebration of creativity and innovation for social good Nine graduating students were recognized at an annual reception for the President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability prizes. 4 min. read
Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship Image: Kyle Cassidy/Annenberg School for Communication Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia. 3 min. read
Soon-to-be-graduate hopes to deliver primary care to rural communities nocred 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. 4 min. read
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