Read the news articles below to learn more about what our students are up to in the world of undergraduate research, fellowships, and scholars programs! This is a great way to learn more about the types of research and fellowships students are participating in.
Numbers and the Brain
05/06/2024
Lily Goldstein ('24), a Cognitive Science major with a Math minor, researched how attention interacts with number perception in children under the mentorship of Dr. Elizabeth Brannon (Department of Psychology). This research was supported by…
Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar
05/03/2024
Joey Wu is in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) studying bioengineering and environmental science.
How Research Shaped My Career Goals
04/29/2024
Jackson Powell ('24), a Biochemistry and Biology double major, conducted research on neural repair and regeneration under the mentorship of Dr. Yuanquan Song (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine). This research was supported by the…
Research is About Continual Growth
04/22/2024
Heejoon Shin ('26), a Chemistry major, developed contrast agents to improve the use of biosensor for cancer detection under the mentorship of Dr. Ivan Dmochowski (Department of Chemistry). The research was supported by the Penn Undergraduate…
Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
04/17/2024
Min Jae Kim is pursuing an M.D./Ph.D. in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zijian (William) Niu is a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
04/15/2024
The College of Arts and Sciences students lead a community health care project in Philadelphia.
Mysteries to Personal Growth: My Journey with PURM
04/15/2024
Jasjeev Singh ('26), a Physics major, researched dark matter theories under the mentorship of Dr. Robyn Sanderson (Department of Physics and Astronomy). This research was supported by the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships
04/12/2024
Third-year students Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel are both in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management.
Navigating Dental Research: Fostering Meaningful Connections in Mentorship, Collaboration, and Community
04/08/2024
Roene Nasr ('24), a Neuroscience major, investigated the use of dental pulp stem cells to repair and heal damaged tooth tissue under the mentorship of Dr. Kyle Vining (School of Dental Medicine and Department of Materials Science). This…
My Summer at Opera Philadelphia
04/01/2024
April Zhang ('26), an Architecture and Design double major, was a Marketing and Digital Content Intern at Opera Philadelphia this past summer. This internship was supported through the Summer Humanities Internship Program.
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
03/29/2024
Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
The Joy of the Archive
03/25/2024
Julie Flandreau ('23), who majored in Comparative Literature, traveled to Paris to study 19th century French translations of Shakespeare under the mentorship of Zachary Lesser (English Department). This research was supported by the College…