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Models of Excellence celebrates 25 years
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Models of Excellence celebrates 25 years

At the 25th Models of Excellence ceremony, 52 Penn staff members will be recognized in three categories.

Penn Today Staff

2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?
Sonura team

Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development.

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2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, the winners—now alumni—discuss their progress. 
First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award
Prince William presenting an award to Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati,

Britain’s Prince William presents an award to Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati, a first-year student at the University of Pennsylvania from Oman, during the Diana Legacy Award, at the Science Museum in London, on March 14, 2024.

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First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award

Korisepati, a student in the Hunstman Program at Penn, accepted the 2024 Diana Legacy Award from the Prince of Wales at a ceremony held March 14.
Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars
nine people pictured in a grid

Nine Penn fourth-years and alumni have been chosen as 2024 Thouron Scholars: (left to right, from top): Maya Brawer-Cohen, Sonali Deliwala, Sheil Desai, Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, Ellie McKeown, George Morcos, Emma  Søndergaard Jensen, Joshua Yang.

(Images: Courtesy of the Penn Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.)

Penn announces nine 2024 Thouron Scholars

Six fourth-year students and three recent graduates will use the award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Louisa Shepard

The mRNA miracle workers

The mRNA miracle workers

Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine appear on “Sunday Morning” to discuss their careers, their mRNA research, and the COVID-19 vaccines.

Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals
Kanyinsola Ajayi (left) and Ty Parks

Kanyinsola Ajayi (left) and Ty Parks won first place in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition.

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Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals

Penn Carey Law’s Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ty Parks captured first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, and advance to the competition’s national championship.

From Penn Carey Law