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In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality
Group poses in a tropical marine landscape holding a sign that reads Allianza para la Educaion e Investigacion en Galapagos

Under the umbrella of the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance, Penn Vet professor Daniel Beiting (far right) and others from Penn visited San Cristóbal Island in March, where they engaged students and scientists in water quality testing. (Image: Courtesy of Daniel Beiting)

In the Galápagos, training community scientists to monitor water quality

Both dense human populations and a plethora of wildlife can pose a challenge to marine and public health in the Galápagos Islands. With portable, user-friendly PCR technology, Penn faculty and students are training local scientists and school children to perform water quality research.

Katherine Unger Baillie

U-Night shines in person
A group of students in a large tent, smiling.

U-Night shines in person

The first in-person celebration for rising juniors in two years was not dampened by the rain, as the Class Board of 2024 honored one of Penn’s most resilient student class.
‘In These Times: The Intricate Riddle of Life’
Cartoon of hands open with books and flowers flowing from the palms.

Image: Marina Muun

‘In These Times: The Intricate Riddle of Life’

The first three episodes of the OMNIA podcast’s fourth season discuss the link between making art and making meaning, and how creativity shines a light on the way out of adversity in tough times, past and present.

Islands on the climate front line
Four people sit on a stage at Perry World House.

Island ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the Perry World House Global Shifts Colloquium event moderated by Michael Weisberg (fourth from left).

Islands on the climate front line

Perry World House’s Global Shifts Colloquium looked at how islands can protect their people, build resilient communities, and safeguard their environment in the climate crisis.

Kristen de Groot

Talking squash with Aly Abou Eleinen
Aly Abou Eleinen, holding a racquet, stands inside the Penn Squash Center next to a glass court.

Talking squash with Aly Abou Eleinen

The senior on the men’s squash team discusses what he enjoys about the sport, his training and preparation, the team’s progression and record-breaking season, and the life of a professional squash player.
The Clean Water Act at 50
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Homepage image: Though a “revolutionary” piece of legislation, the Clean Water Act still has its shortcomings, Penn faculty, staff, and students note. More work is needed to make rivers like the Delaware fishable and swimmable.

The Clean Water Act at 50

Approaching the half-century mark of this landmark piece of environmental legislation, Penn students, staff, and faculty share their reflections on its legacy, both strengths and shortcomings.

Katherine Unger Baillie

At Fuyao Glass factory, students put Chinese language skills into practice
Students posing for a photo inside Fuyao America building

Penn students, senior lecturer Mien-hwa Chiang (fourth from left), and director of the Chinese Language Program Ye Tian (first from left) visited Fuyao America in Moraine, Ohio, in February. Fourth from the right: Lillian Wagner; second from left: Sam Gan, third from left: Ryan Morris. (Image: Penn Chinese Language Program)

At Fuyao Glass factory, students put Chinese language skills into practice

At Fuyao Glass America in Moraine, Ohio, the subject of the Oscar-winning 2019 film “American Factory,” students and faculty were led on a tour and dialogued with the Fuyao America CEO.
Turning Latin America green
Windmills on the coast of Chile.

Turning Latin America green

Santiago Cunial, a doctoral candidate in political science, investigates issues surrounding green energy in Chile and Argentina.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House
two people sitting on stage talking with Perry World House on the wall behind them and the Ukrainian flag beside them

Ukraine’s Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya (right) speaks with Philadelphia Inquirer foreign affairs columnist Trudy Rubin at Perry World House.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations speaks at Perry World House

The fight against Russian aggression in Ukraine is also a fight to protect Europe and democracy globally, said Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s representative to the UN, speaking with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin at Perry World House.

Louisa Shepard

Two Penn affiliates named 2022 Soros Fellows
two students

Rishi Goel (left), a second-year student in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Kingson Lin, who graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the School of Arts & Sciences in 2017, have each received a 2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

Two Penn affiliates named 2022 Soros Fellows

Rishi Goel, a second-year Perelman School of Medicine student, and Kingson Lin, who graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 2017, are among the 30 recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

Louisa Shepard