President Gutmann recognized as a global leader by Fortune magazine President Gutmann recognized as a global leader by Fortune magazine President Gutmann joins Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders, a list of influential figures who are as innovative as they are successful.
Tackling blindness with nanotechnology To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid. Tackling blindness with nanotechnology To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid.
Empowering workers while reducing waste in Mumbai Winners of a 2018 Penn President's Engagement Prize, Wharton seniors Svanika Balasubramanian and Peter Wang Hjemdahl will launch rePurpose, a digital marketplace that connects individual waste recyclers in India to larger recycling operations, boosting wages and diverting trash from landfills. Empowering workers while reducing waste in Mumbai In Mumbai, waste sorters represent a crucial yet marginalized labor pool, diverting would-be trash from landfills by sorting and selling recyclables. President’s Engagement Prize recipients Svanika Balasubramanian and Peter Wang Hjemdahl will connect these workers to larger recycling operations through a digital marketplace.
Two new Truman Scholars for Penn Two new Truman Scholars for Penn Anea Moore and Stephen Damianos are two of the 59 recipients of the merit-based Truman Award, which will assist them in pursuing careers in public service.
A ‘furniture bundle’ for those who need it most A ‘furniture bundle’ for those who need it most Three seniors—Andrew Witherspoon, James McPhail, and Griffin Amdur—received the President’s Engagement Prize to get the Chicago Furniture Bank off the ground.
Applauding the impact on Penn’s diverse communities Applauding the impact on Penn’s diverse communities On April 6, Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the annual Student and Faculty Leadership Awards of the James Brister Society, a diverse group of Penn alumni volunteer leaders that celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Determined undergraduates and life-changing scholarships feted at annual celebration Penn students Vasiliki Samara (left) and Destiny Bingham (right) with President Amy Gutmann at the April 3 Spring Scholarship Celebration in New York City. Determined undergraduates and life-changing scholarships feted at annual celebration Two Penn seniors spoke about overcoming challenges and Undergraduate Named Scholarships during an April 3 celebration in New York.
Schwarzman Scholars Program funds graduate study in China Schwarzman Scholars Program funds graduate study in China Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman will discuss the program-and why Penn students should apply-on Thursday, April 5, at Huntsman Hall with Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett.
Honoring Penn’s exceptional staffers Honoring Penn’s exceptional staffers On Wednesday, April 4, the University community celebrated outstanding staffers in the 19th annual Models of Excellence Ceremony.
Class of 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced Class of 2018 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced Nine seniors received the annual awards for their post-graduate projects, designed to make a meaningful global impact.