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Earth and Environmental Science Senior Thesis Conference

July 10, 2019

Earth and environmental science seniors conduct year-long investigations on topics from fish fossils to wildfires.

June 24, 2019

Working under the supervision of Penn scientists Jennifer Punt and John Wagner, undergraduate students are doing more than just honing their scientific technique; they’re advancing the field of canine immunology.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2019

May 30, 2019

Forty-one Penn students and alumni have been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. These students and alumni were selected from over 12,000 applications nationwide. We congratulate these students, who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to their research, as well as the faculty mentors who have provided them with guidance and support along the way.

Fellowships and Research Grant Recipient Photos

May 8, 2019

Last week we collected the recipients of fellowships and research grants and took some photos! If you were in attendance, or if you want to spread the good news about our recipients, click through to see links to photosets.

Alison McFarland (COL '18) and Ben Griffiths (COL/WH '17) named Yenching Scholars

May 2, 2019

Two alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, Alison McFarland (COL ’18) and Ben Griffiths (COL/WH ’17), have been selected as Yenching Scholars in the fifth cohort at the Yenching Academy of Peking University, the second and third from Penn since the program’s inception. They will join approximately 125 outstanding young scholars from more than 40 countries to enroll in an interdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies this September.