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Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 
five musicians standing and playing wind instruments

Gwyn Roberts (fourth from right) for three decades has been the director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles.

(Image: Courtesy of Tempesta di Mare)

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    • Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians 

    A Penn student choir and Roberts’ baroque orchestra will perform a Vivaldi oratorio premiered by women and girls in Venice 300 years ago. 
    Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health
    Taussia Boadi stands on the mezzaine of the Wharton Academic Research building, with the lobby seen below and a floor to ceiling piece of art in various shades of green behind her.

    Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. 

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    • Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health

    The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What Why: Om Manghani
    Wearing glasses and a blue sweater, Om Manghani stands with crossed arms on a staircase

    With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed.

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    • Who, What Why: Om Manghani

    With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.

    Kristina García

    Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease
    John Button poses in dental school lab.

    John Button is a second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine who is researching and raising awareness of noma.

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    • Who, What, Why: John Button on a neglected tropical disease

    The second-year student in the School of Dental Medicine is working to raise awareness of a gangrenous infection called noma and map where cases happen.
    Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey
    Rachel Hulvey stands on the Great Wall of China, with a hazy mountain in the background.

    Ph.D. student Rachel Ann Hulvey, at the Great Wall of China in 2018, researches Chinese foreign policy, power, and international order.

    (Image: Courtesy of Rachel Ann Hulvey)

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    • Who, What Why: Rachel Ann Hulvey

    Political science Ph.D. candidate Rachel Ann Hulvey’s research looks at Chinese foreign policy, soft power, and international order through the lens of internet governance.

    Kristen de Groot

    Who, What, Why: John Donges
    John Donges sitting on a bench in an outside courtyard

    John Donges, Penn Vet associate director of marketing, has just completed the 100th issue of the School's Bellwether magazine as guest editor. 

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    • Who, What, Why: John Donges

    At Penn Vet for more than two decades, John Donges has worked on nearly half the issues of Bellwether, the School’s alumni and donor magazine. So, it made sense that he was the editor of a special 100th issue, publishing this month.
    Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
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    • Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García

    The Penn Graduate School of Education student, who earned her bachelor’s from the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring, talks about her work with the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team and her aspirations of becoming a teacher.

    Lauren Hertzler