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Penn student Dave Joseph succeeds with drive, determination and the support of others
If Dave Joseph becomes prime minister of his native Jamaica one day, he will have achieved a long-time goal despite experiencing tragedy there. He says the island is a vital part of who he is and that it drives him to succeed.
Penn senior takes up worldwide challenge of climate-change refugees
A political science major and student fellow at Penn's Perry World House is working with a team of student fellows to construct a website showing how cities deal with an influx of climate change refugees.
Student Spotlight with Kassidi Jones
LOOKING FOR EXCELANO: Majoring in English and Africana studies, Kassidi Jones is a senior from Hartford, Conn. Since the second semester of her freshman year, she has been a member of the Excelano Project, Penn’s premier spoken word poetry group.
Launching Leaders in the Latino Community
One year ago, three Penn seniors wrote a 1,000-word description of their plan to create an after-school program for Latino teenagers in South Philadelphia, the centerpiece of their application for the President’s Engagement Prize.
From Paris to Penn, Pursuing a Culinary Passion
Rachel Prokupek was rolling out pastry two years ago, pursuing a culinary degree at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Now the University of Pennsylvania sophomore is rolling out the first cookbook, Whisk, for food magazine Penn Appétit.
Connecting Homeless Populations With Health Care
Homeless people are uniquely vulnerable, at risk of a variety of health problems, including chronic illness, hunger, pain, and infections. While resources exist to provide homeless populations with health insurance and care, those resources don’t always make their way to the people who need them.
Building a Model of Sustainable Education in Senegal
In the streets of Senegal, thousands of young boys beg for food and money.
Honoring the 2017 President's Engagement and Innovation Prize Winners
The eight Penn students chosen for the President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes this year have demonstrated “immense grit, creativity, and leadership,” with projects to take on challenges that “couldn’t be more pressing,” said
Three Penn President’s Engagement Prize Winners to Create a Support Program for Latino High School Students
A passion and commitment to improve the lives of those in the Latino immigrant community unites three University of Pennsylvania seniors who have different majors.
Antoinette Zoumanigui and Selamawit Bekele of Penn to Educate Youth in Senegal
In the streets of Senegal, young boys beg for food and money, but two students from the University of Pennsylvania are working to address this issue through Project Y.V.E.T.A.,
In the News
NBC News
More colleges are offering AI degrees—could they give job seekers an edge?
Penn will offer a major in AI starting this fall, with remarks from rising third-year Emma Twitmyer of Wayne, Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Record-breaking Matthew Fallon leads young contingent on U.S. men’s Olympic swim team
Rising fourth-year Matthew Fallon of Warren, New Jersey, has qualified for the men’s U.S. Olympic swimming team.
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PBS NewsHour
How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions
Penn is working to keep birds safe from window collisions, with remarks from university landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka and Zade Dohman, a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Spearfish, South Dakota.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Hoop dreams sprout again for middle schoolers in the reborn Penn-West Philly league
The Penn-West Philadelphia Basketball League, a program for middle-schoolers that consisted of eight teams run by Penn students, has been rebooted by Marquese Johnson and Sarah Kelly of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
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LancasterOnline.com
Aiding Ukraine is in our national interest
In an opinion essay, School of Engineering and Applied Science third-year Arielle Breuninger from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, explains why the U.S. should have a clear interest in continuing active support for Ukraine against Russia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar
Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.
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