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How everyday stress impacts cigarette smoking
Gabriella Jean stands on Locust Walk while wearing a pants suit.

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How everyday stress impacts cigarette smoking

Supported by PURM, second-year Gabriella Jean worked in the AHA! Lab over the summer on a research project examining the association between everyday life stressors and cigarette smoking.
Boosting the frequency of sound waves to make the next generation of wireless devices
Researchers in a clean room pointing at a microscope.

Under the guidance of Yue Jiang(left), a Ph.D. candidate in the Charlie Johnson research group in the School of Arts & Sciences, Vincent Kerler (right) conducted this work through the Penn Undergraduate Researching Mentoring Program, a 10-week opportunity from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. The program provides rising second- and third-year students with $5,000 awards to work alongside Penn faculty.

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Boosting the frequency of sound waves to make the next generation of wireless devices

Vincent Kerler, a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent the summer running simulations as part of Charlie Johnson’s research on topological insulators.
The impact of small seminars for new college students
A Penn professor leading a seminar to a class of first-year students.

Melissa Jensen, a lecturer in the Department of English, in her first-year seminar Juvenilia, which ran for the first in the fall semester in 2023.

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The impact of small seminars for new college students

Sixty first-year seminars offer complex subjects in a comfortable group setting, as well as close connections to professors and peers. This year, 10 are also taking part in a pilot program focused on teaching students how to have respectful dialogue around difficult topics.

Michele W. Berger

The mechanics of collaboration
Portrait of Xinlan Emily Hu

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The mechanics of collaboration

Penn Ph.D. student Xinlan Emily Hu leads a group of budding engineers and social scientists who study communication across teams. The group has developed a new toolkit aimed at helping researchers analyze and measure teamwork.
Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
Devdyuti Paul rests against a pillar in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library

People need art, Paul says. “It’s life-changing. It’s a way for people to feel catharsis.”

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul

    In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

    Kristina García

    Questioning restrictions on physical activity for those at risk of preterm birth
    Ellie Mayers and Gladys Smith in front of a sign reading Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine Reproductive Genetics at Penn Medicine.

    Two students are conducting research with Beth Leong Pineles of Penn Medicine (not pictured) to study activity restriction for pregnant patients, supported by a Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship grant. Ellie Mayers (left) is a third-year in the School of Nursing. Gladys Smith (right) is a second-year in the College of Arts and Sciences. 

    (Image: Courtesy of Ellie Mayers and Gladys Smith)

    Questioning restrictions on physical activity for those at risk of preterm birth

    Undergraduates Ellie Mayers and Gladys Smith worked as research assistants this summer gathering data from pregnant patients for a study by Penn Medicine physician Beth Leong Pineles, researching bed rest orders and physical activity restrictions for those at risk of preterm birth.
    At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’
    The class of 2028 on Franklin Field during Convocation for the Class of 2028.

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    At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’

    The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

    Kristina García

    New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028
    An image of Franklin Field with 2028 spelled out in red and blue.

    The Class of 2028 photo on Franklin Field. 

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    New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028

    The New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 includes a roster of events ranging from a primer on Penn traditions to dinner and dancing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to walking tours and introductions.

    Kristina García