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Two fourth-year students chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars
Two fourth-year students chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars
Fourth-years Tej Patel and Sridatta Teerdhala, both in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management, a dual degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School, have been chosen as 2025 Marshall Scholars.
An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future
Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
Q&A with Penn Vet’s Karen Verderame
Q&A with Penn Vet’s Karen Verderame
Verderame, an outreach educator at the School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her kinship with misunderstood animals, introducing students to veterinary medicine, the black market for insects, her favorite part of her job, and the dreaded spotted lanternfly.
A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson
A conversation with Interim President J. Larry Jameson
Interim President Jameson discusses the many ways Penn is moving forward, from the opening of state-of-the-art facilities to new initiatives that advance In Principle and Practice.
$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
$50M legacy gift to Penn Arts & Sciences funds undergraduate aid
With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.
Caretaker of 9,000 works of art
Caretaker of 9,000 works of art
As the director of the Penn Art Collection in charge of nearly 9,000 artworks, Lynn Smith Dolby manages the conservation, registration, and display of all University-owned art, indoors and outdoors across campus.
Penn Libraries receives $5M bequest from medieval historian Elizabeth A.R. Brown
Penn Libraries receives $5M bequest from medieval historian Elizabeth A.R. Brown
The bequest alongside the gift of Brown’s professional papers elevates the Penn Libraries’ position as a leader for research in medieval studies.
Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences
Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences
Jeffrey Kallberg has been named interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1. Kallberg currently serves as deputy dean and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music.The announcement was made today by Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.
Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy
Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy
The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School.
In the News
The Washington Post
More colleges offering free tuition to middle-class families
Starting in fall 2025 at Penn, students from families earning up to $200,000 a year will pay no tuition. The University will also no longer count home equity in its calculation to determine financial aid, with remarks from Vice President Mark Dingfield of the Division of Finance.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Penn Med student gets invaluable experience with Eagles thanks to an NFL physicians program
Bryson Houston, a student at the Perelman School of Medicine, worked with the Philadelphia Eagles through a partnership with an NFL physicians program.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The oldest newlyweds in the world live in Philly
Penn alumni Bernie Littman and Marjorie Fiterman recently married in Philadelphia, making them the oldest newlyweds in the world.
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Technical.ly Philly
What a new innovation index tells us about Philadelphia
Penn is lauded for its research and development efforts, including the modified mRNA technique that was commercialized into a COVID vaccine and won its researchers a Nobel Prize last year.
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The New York Times
Which colleges offer free tuition?
Starting in the next academic year, Penn will no longer consider the value of a family’s primary home among its assets.
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