Penn fourth-year awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Jonibek Muhsinov will pursue a Ph.D. in psychiatry at the University of Cambridge with support from a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.(Image: Courtesy of Jonibek Muhsinov) Penn fourth-year awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Jonibek Muhsinov of Key West, Florida, will pursue a Ph.D. in psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. 1 min. read
Lioznyansky, Wu earn All-Ivy Honors on final day of Ivy League Championships News Lioznyansky, Wu earn All-Ivy Honors on final day of Ivy League Championships First-year Simon Lioznyansky earned First Team All-Ivy and third-year Joseph Wu earned Second Team All-Ivy at the 2026 Ivy League Fencing Championships on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony nocred Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony The Penn community gathered to celebrate the opening of Weitzman Hall, the Weitzman School of Design’s first new building in nearly 60 years. 3 min. read
Exploring the Declaration through ink and type nocred Exploring the Declaration through ink and type A typesetting workshop at Penn’s Common Press invited participants to reinterpret lines from the Declaration of Independence as part of the Typography of Independence project and Penn’s America 250 programming. 3 min. read
Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students nocred Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students With 19 students and alumni offered an award, the flagship international education exchange program again recognized Penn as a top producing institution of Fulbright Scholars. 1 min. read
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty A roundup of the latest appointments and awards for various faculty members in the Graduate School of Education, the School of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 2 min. read
The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in nocred The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in From resolving discrimination concerns to launching a new nondiscrimination and anti-harassment training module, the Title VI-supporting office marks a year of progress. 3 min. read
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement Organizations like Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.nocred Penn receives national distinction for community engagement The recognition by the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acknowledges Penn’s long-standing commitment to community-engaged scholarship and partnerships in West Philadelphia and beyond. 3 min. read
Omar Hafez wins 2026 CSA Individuals National Championship Omar Hafez wins 2026 CSA Individuals National Championship Fourth-year men’s squash captain Omar Hafez has won the 2026 CSA Individual Championships men’s national title, becoming only the sixth player in program history to do so.
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty A roundup of the latest appointments and awards for various faculty members in Penn Engineering, Penn Nursing, and Penn Dental Medicine. 2 min. read