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Interning virtually
Screenshot of a video call with 13 people

An open and engaging virtual orientation session set the tone for the Translational Research Internship Program, held online this year for the first time. (Image: Courtesy of Jessica German)

Interning virtually

The Translational Research Internship Program, offered by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Education Programs, provides mentorship for undergraduates as they complete a translational research project.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’
Four portraits of people, from left to right: Abigail Timmel, Mona Merling, George Wang, and Thomas Brazelton.

From left to right: Abigail Timmel; Mona Merling, assistant professor of mathematics; George Wang, doctoral candidate; and Thomas Brazelton, doctoral student. (Image: Omnia)

Graduate mentors provide undergrads with ‘any path to math’

The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.

From Omnia

Facing mounting pressure, ICE rescinds visa rule
College Hall in the daylight in summer.

Facing mounting pressure, ICE rescinds visa rule

Amid mounting pressure from colleges and universities, including Penn, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has revoked a controversial policy affecting international students with F-1 visas.
To Singapore and back again
Jackie Shi stands in front of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Jackie’s “obligatory tourist picture” in front of Marina Bay Sands, one of Singapore’s most famous attractions. The photo was taken the day before she left the country.

To Singapore and back again

Rising senior Jackie Shi spent the early part of the spring semester studying abroad in Southeast Asia.

Julian Shendelman

New configurations in campus housing and dining planned
Person wearing a mask walking past Class of 1920 Commons

Penn’s housing and dining experiences will be different in the upcoming academic year to accommodate social distancing. The Class of 1920 Commons is a dining hall on Locust Walk near several College House dorms. (Image: Eric Sucar)

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    • New configurations in campus housing and dining planned

    Student housing and dining experiences will be  markedly different in the upcoming academic year  because of pandemic restrictions designed to keep students  socially  distant while also fostering a sense of college community.
    Former and current Penn students launch ‘I Lost My Job To Coronavirus’ website

    Former and current Penn students launch ‘I Lost My Job To Coronavirus’ website

    Rising senior Rachel Brenner and May grad Sigal Spitzer launched an online job platform to help people find work during the pandemic. “I think like a lot of people right now, we felt really hopeless,” Brenner said. “This was a way to feel like there was a tangible impact we could make.”

    Examining health inequities with a global lens
    Smiling person sites on high ledge overlooking a coastal city

    Despite her time being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, rising senior Adriana Discher packed a lot into her time studying abroad in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Cape Town, South Africa. (Image: Courtesy of Adriana Discher)

    Examining health inequities with a global lens

    Rising senior Adriana Discher examined public health measures and disparities in four countries—three in person and one virtually—during a semester abroad program this spring.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Jiaqi Song on his Roman quarantine
    Young man holding a camera jumps above a trash can in the middle of busy Times Square

    Jiaqi Song shoots a vlog in the middle of Times Square during a career trek organized by Wharton Asia Exchange (pre-pandemic photo).

    Jiaqi Song on his Roman quarantine

    Jiaqi Song meant to study in Italy for his spring semester—just not like this. Penn Today talks with the Penn sophomore about navigating online classwork, personal projects, and family time.

    Kristina García