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Outstanding staff honored at Models of Excellence award ceremony
Audience members clapping, cheering, and holding celebratory signs at the 2025 Models of Excellence award ceremony

Audience members clapping, cheering, and holding celebratory signs at the 2025 Models of Excellence award ceremony.

(Image: Allie Ippolito for Margo Reed Studio)

Outstanding staff honored at Models of Excellence award ceremony

Dozens of staff representing various divisions across the University were recognized during the 2025 Models of Excellence event for their exceptional, impactful efforts at Penn.

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Penn’s endowment, explained
students walking in front of quad gate

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Penn’s endowment, explained

From financial aid to faculty salaries, Penn’s endowment provides perpetual support for generations of Penn students, staff, and faculty. Here’s how it all works.

Penn Today Staff

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A Q&A with Mike Petrocelli from the Penn Ice Rink
Mike Petrocelli leans against the glass at the Penn Rice Rink.

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A Q&A with Mike Petrocelli from the Penn Ice Rink

The ice operations manager at the Penn Ice Rink chats about working in a cold environment, the importance of controlling temperature, driving the Zamboni, and what makes the award-winning facility unique.
The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs
From left, research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka in a hospital.

(From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs

The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside.

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New campus choir finds harmony
Members of Penn’s choir.

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New campus choir finds harmony

The new Penn Staff & Community Choir, formed by Penn’s Office of Social Equity and Community in the fall, will have its debut mini-concert on Feb. 4, led by director Ruth Naomi Floyd.