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Penn’s newest midshipmen honored
Six members of Penn’s NROTC in uniform hug aboard the USS New Jersey.

Penn’s newest midshipmen honored

On May 15, the University’s NROTC annual Pass in Review ceremony was celebrated aboard the USS New Jersey.

Penn Today Staff

Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021
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Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021

Penn’s 265th Commencement honored students who are defined by their inspiring growth, unrivaled resilience, gracious appreciation, and undoubted ability to create a better future for us all.

Lauren Hertzler

Commencement 2021: By the numbers
aerial view of people standing on field to spell out 2021

Commencement 2021: By the numbers

On Monday, May 17, Penn honors the Class of 2021 with a hybrid 265th Commencement celebration. Penn Today takes a look at some of the facts and figures associated with the graduating class.
Studying plants from 400 miles up
student standing outside with mountains in the background

Paul Lin completed a senior thesis grounded in his dual interests in the environment and data science. (Image: Courtesy of Paul Lin)

Studying plants from 400 miles up

Using remote sensing data, senior Paul Lin looked for signals of climate change in the grasslands of the Great Plains.

Katherine Unger Baillie

First-year research is hands-on from the start
Student Amy Fernandez in a lab

First-year research is hands-on from the start

With the Penn Freshmen Exposure to Research in Biological Science program, students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM can jump-start their scientific careers with mentoring and opportunities to pursue original research.

Katherine Unger Baillie