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Fostering kittens, plus more Side Gigs for Good
A dog sitting on a couch, with a kitten nuzzled in its lap.

This summer, Morgan Hoke in Penn’s Anthropology department fostered four kittens, including Finch seen here, cuddling with Hoke’s dog Nuna. (Image: Courtesy Morgan Hoke)

Fostering kittens, plus more Side Gigs for Good

Around nearly any corner, the Penn community’s selflessness shines through, despite months apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger

Modeling excellence through COVID-19
From left to right, Rodolfo Altamirano, Eugene G. Janda, Leigh Rosen Gantz

Rodolfo Altamirano (left), Eugene G. Janda (center), Leigh Rosen Gantz (right).

Modeling excellence through COVID-19

As the pandemic impacts what it means to keep the campus running, Penn Today asks three supervisors, former Models of Excellence winners, for tips on helping staff address the new workplace.
Empowerment through poetry: Ollie Kim Dupuy and the Humanizing Stories project
Ollie Dupuy speaking into a microphone.

Penn sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences Ollie Dupuy

Empowerment through poetry: Ollie Kim Dupuy and the Humanizing Stories project

Sophomore Ollie Kim Dupuy brings a passion for performance poetry into a summer internship with the Graduate School of Education’s Ebony Elizabeth Thomas.

Julian Shendelman

Robert and Jane Toll Foundation makes $50 million gift to Penn Law
penn law building

Robert and Jane Toll Foundation makes $50 million gift to Penn Law

The gift will expand the Toll Public Interest Scholars and Fellows Program, doubling the number of public interest graduates in the coming decade through a combination of full and partial tuition scholarships.

Rebecca Anderson

Novel canine scent detection program may help battle spotted lanternfly
A spotted lanternfly in mid-flight

Novel canine scent detection program may help battle spotted lanternfly

The launch of Penn Vet's training program comes at a critical time for spotted lanternfly management in Pennsylvania. Beyond causing severe damage to trees and the insect poses a significant threat to state agriculture.

From Penn Vet

‘Motivated to vote’
i voted sticker

I Voted Today! stickers convey the excitement and enthusiasm of Penn students.

‘Motivated to vote’

Co-directors Eva Gonzalez and Harrison Feinman of Penn Leads the Vote push for 100% student voter registration in the Year of Civic Engagement.

Kristina García