Undergraduate Students

4 teams head into finals of collegiate a cappella championship

Penn Masala is among four teams heading into the final rounds of an a cappella championship, singing a mashup of Ed Sheeran’s “Castle On The Hill” and the Bollywood song “Ilahi.”

One student inside and one student outside

Penn senior and May graduate win 2021 Marshall Scholarships

Senior Annah Chollet and May graduate Yareqzy Munoz have been named 2021 Marshall Scholars. The Marshall Scholarship funds up to three years of study for a graduate degree in any field at an institution in the United Kingdom.

Penn has four new Schwarzman Scholars

Penn seniors Cristina Pogorevici, Paulina Ruta, and Yixi (Cecilia) Wang and 2019 graduate Annie Sun have received the Schwarzman Scholarship, which funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Edible Books Party Kelly Writers House with Books spelled out using images of food, like peppers, fruit, a bagel a donut.

Kelly Writers House celebrates its 10th Edible Book contest

The Kelly Writers House virtually hosted its 10th annual Edible Books contest celebrating clever combinations of literature titles and food creations.

Meet Chloe Gong, one of the year’s best-selling authors

College of Arts and Sciences senior Chloe Gong of New Zealand was interviewed about her best-selling book “These Violent Delights,” a reimagining of “Romeo and Juliet.”

Person in mask takes a sample of pond water

Customized kits turn students’ dining rooms into biology labs

Students in introductory biology laboratory courses in the School of Arts & Sciences used customized laboratory kits to get hands-on practice with the scientific method.

Penn student who aged out of foster care wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

May graduate Mackenzie Fierceton has been named a Rhodes Scholar, which will allow her to study at Oxford University in England.

Cartoon of classroom desks with desktop computers on top, each computer screen features a person in a zoom meeting.

Breaking classroom barriers over Zoom

When Professor Lori Rosenkopf’s course on the culture of tech went virtual, she set out to make a more interactive learning experience. Her efforts have seen some unexpected results.

Eight computer-generated arrows all pointing in one direction.

One undergrad researcher powers through the pandemic

The unusual circumstances brought on by COVID-19 forced Lana Prieur, a junior in the School of Arts & Sciences, to pivot her approach to research—and sparked new connections in the process.

Gutmann in video call with scholarship students

This year’s scholarship celebration highlights the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’

Penn and President Gutmann hosted a celebration of the University’s scholarship program online this year, recognizing the significant impact generous donors have had on undergraduate students.

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