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2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Krish Mehta standing outside

Krish Mehta has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University. From Mumbai, India, Mehta graduated with dual degrees from the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2018. 

(Image: Courtesy of Krish Mehta) 

2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.

Louisa Shepard

2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced
College Green with cherry blossoms.

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2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced

Three interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students at Penn will be awarded up to $100,000 each to grow their respective initiatives.

Penn Today Staff

Four from Penn elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Headshots of David Brainard, Duncan Watts, Susan R. Weiss, and Kenneth S. Zaret

Newly elected members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, (clockwise from top left) David Brainard from the School of Arts & Sciences; Duncan Watts from the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Wharton School; Kenneth S. Zaret; and Susan R. Weiss, both from the Perelman School of Medicine.

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Four from Penn elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The newly elected members, distinguished scholars recognized for their innovative contributions to original research, include faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, and Wharton School.
A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration
Members of the audience cheer at the Models of Excellence celebration.

Irvine Auditorium was filled with cheers and red and blue pompoms on April 26th for the 2023 Models of Excellence celebration.

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A lively in-person Models of Excellence celebration

This year’s ceremony honored the dedicated staff who make Penn’s success possible with the energy of a home team win.
Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
formal photo of Silvia Huerta Lopez

Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships)

Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. 

Louisa Shepard

Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research
Penn faculty Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and Samuel Jacobson

This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson.

(Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine)

Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research

Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans.

Katherine Unger Baillie