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Honoring outstanding staff with 2021 Models of Excellence awards

Each year, the program shines a light on the University’s stellar staff. This year, the University is proud to honor the professionals who exemplify the dedication, care, and innovation that helped the Penn community persevere during the pandemic.

20 Penn students and recent graduates awarded Fulbright grants

Twenty Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for 2021-22, including 12 graduating seniors, six graduate students, and two recent graduates. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and Tajikistan.

In the doorway of a court at the Penn Squash Center, Andrew Douglas of the men's squash team holds a racquet and wears a blue Penn shirt.

The ‘It’ Factor: Andrew Douglas of men’s squash

The first three-time First-Team All-American in program history has helped to turn the Quakers into one of the top collegiate squash programs in the country.

Udall scholars Marina Dauer, Benjamin May, and Jonathan Szeto

Three Penn juniors named 2021 Udall Scholars

Marina Dauer, Benjamin May, and Jonathan Szeto have been named 2021 Udall Scholars; they are among 55 sophomores and juniors selected from 416 candidates nationwide.

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Penn announces 2020-21 senior student-athlete awards

Andrew Douglas, Uchechi Nwogwugwu, Jennifer Richards, and Ben Padon were honored for their performances in athletics and in the classroom.

Runners jump over the hurdles at the Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational at Franklin Field on April 24.

Quakers shine in Philly Mets meet

At the Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational on Saturday at Franklin Field, Penn’s track and field teams were victorious in more than a dozen events.

Curator Meg Onli wins inaugural prize aimed at advancing racial equity in the arts

The inaugural Figure Skating Prize, aimed at Black artists, curators and contemporary art scholars who are advancing equity and racial justice within the arts, has been awarded to Meg Onli of the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Two Yenching Scholars for Penn

Senior Patrick Beyrer and 2020 graduate Brook Jiang have been selected as 2021 Yenching Scholars, awarded full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.

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Six from Penn elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Perelman School of Medicine are honored for their efforts to help solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges.

Torju Ghose smiling on a sidewalk in the sunlight.

Toorjo Ghose receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to India

Ghose will be hosted by Presidency University in Kolkata as part of a project to document and teach about the strategies deployed by sex workers to negotiate the COVID-19 pandemic.

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