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Penn student awarded Truman Scholarship
Zach McGrath

Zach McGrath has been named a 2026 Truman Scholar.

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Penn student awarded Truman Scholarship

Third-year Zach McGrath, a political science major in the College, is among 55 students chosen as 2026 Truman Scholars from 48 U.S. colleges and universities.

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Coming up clutch with Jana Dweek
Jana Dweek holds a squash racket up against a wall with squash ball marks.

Image: Eric Sucar

Coming up clutch with Jana Dweek

The fourth year on the women’s squash team discusses the Quakers’ national championship-winning season. Dweek clinched the Howe Cup for the Red & Blue by winning the decisive match in straight sets.

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Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
(Clockwise from top left) Mark G. Allen, Sara Cherry, John L. Jackson Jr., Michael E. Mann, and Duncan J. Watts.

(Clockwise from top left) Mark G. Allen, Sara Cherry, John L. Jackson, Jr., Michael E. Mann, and Duncan J. Watts.

(Images: Courtesy of Penn Engineering; Penn Medicine; Eric Sucar; Julian Meehan; and Annenberg School for Communication)

Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Mark G. Allen, Sara Cherry, Provost John L. Jackson, Jr., Michael E. Mann, and Duncan Watts are recognized for their contributions to the applied, biological, social, natural, physical, and behavioral sciences.

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Arbor Day 2026: Strategies supporting Penn’s urban forest

Arbor Day 2026: Strategies supporting Penn’s urban forest

For 17 consecutive years, Penn has earned Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to tree health and conservation; ongoing care requires strategic planning and a focus on renewal and balance within an urban landscape.

The BioBlitz: Learn and explore right in Penn’s ‘urban backyard’

The BioBlitz: Learn and explore right in Penn’s ‘urban backyard’

Penn’s semi-annual BioBlitz brings faculty, students, staff, and community members to the BioPond in James G. Kaskey Memorial Park to closely examine, document, and appreciate the urban-ecosystem-turned-living-lab.

A spring outlook on campus
A person walking past daffodils on Penn’s campus.

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A spring outlook on campus

Penn’s tree-lined campus is in bloom, and the community takes advantage of any T-shirt-weather day in the abundance of outdoor spaces for studying, lounging, and some spikeball.

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For rowing’s Cole Riedinger, leadership is about responsibility
Cole Reidinger (center) rowing with two teammates.

Cole Reidinger (center) is a member of the men’s Heavyweight Rowing program at Penn.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Athletics)

For rowing’s Cole Riedinger, leadership is about responsibility

As captain of Penn’s men’s Heavyweight Rowing program, Cole Reidinger has created a sustainable mentorship network for student athletes.

From Penn Athletics

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A new hub for AI-driven RNA research
from left: Drew Weissman, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering; Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the facility’s director; Susan Marqusee, head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate; David F. Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor in Bioengineering and Penn’s Vice Provost for Research; Pennsylvania State Senator Frank A. Farry.

(From left) Drew Weissman, Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering; Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the facility’s director; Susan Marqusee, head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate; David F. Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor in Bioengineering and Penn’s Vice Provost for Research; and Pennsylvania State Senator Frank A. Farry.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering)

A new hub for AI-driven RNA research

Penn’s newest collaborative institution is the U.S. National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA BioFoundry (NSF AIRFoundry) which uses AI to improve, accelerate, and scale the design, manufacture, and delivery of RNA.

Ian Scheffler

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