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Dr. Punt oversees students' work
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 1, 2019
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) wishes to heartily congratulate Penn students and alums who have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2019-2020 academic year. This list will be updated as we hear back from host countries over the next several months.
April 29, 2019
Three juniors and one sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania have been selected as Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which provides scholarships of as much as $7,500 to undergraduate students interested in research careers in the natural sciences, math, or engineering.
April 26, 2019
Luis is a 2018 recipient of the Hassenfeld Foundation Social Impact Research Grant and Ruth Marcus Kanter College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant. With CURF’s support, he researched challenges Philadelphians face when seeking and obtaining legal assistance. He is majoring in Sociology and Political Science and completed this project as part of his senior thesis.
April 16, 2019
In January 2018, Kevin Chen was awarded a Churchill Scholarship. When the Churchill Foundation called, he thought they called the wrong Kevin. And so began Kevin’s journey to England. This case study reports his findings and lessons learned during his time in the land of fish and chips.
Angel Ortiz-Siberon and Louis Lin
April 11, 2019
Two Penn juniors, Louis Lin and Ángel Ortiz-Siberón, have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships, a merit-based award of as much as $30,000 for graduate or professional school to prepare for careers in government or public service.
Brendan Taliaferro of Host Homes for LGBTQ Youth in Philadelphia
April 9, 2019
Benjamin Franklin Scholar Brendan Taliaferro (COL 2019) is one of six seniors named a recipient of the 2019 President's Engagement Prize.
April 9, 2019
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann today announced the recipients of the 2019 President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower Penn students to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world. Each Prize-winning project will receive $100,000, as well as a $50,000 living stipend per team member.
Gabe Delaney
April 8, 2019
Gabriel Delaney checks in with us from his Fulbright year in Colombia
Christina Steele
April 8, 2019
Penn junior Christina Steele has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to pursue her graduate education. She is the 12th Beinecke Scholar from Penn since the award was first given in 1975.
April 1, 2019
On March 22nd, BFS students were treated to a tour of the Penn Museum's Middle East Galleries by Dr. Philip Jones, Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections, followed by a dinner at Manakeesh, an acclaimed West Philadelphia Lebanese Restaurant. The event was the first to be planned by the new BFS Arts & Culture Committee.
March 29, 2019
Lea has been involved in research activities through CURF and elsewhere since her first year, an entire alphabet soup of PURM, SHIP, J4J, an LGBTQ & Gender Studies Undergraduate Grant, and now a Wolf Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow. She's also majoring in Health and Societies and minoring in both Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies and Italian Studies. She sat down in our office to talk about that path earlier this year.
February 27, 2019
Zhongyuan Zeng sits down with CURF in the Fireside Lounge to discuss her decision to apply to Schwarzman and advice she has for those who are considering applying. Originally from Beijing and a current Master's student in the School of Design, Zeng plans to study equitable urban development in China.
February 25, 2019
Krishna Patel, a Joseph Wharton Scholar, has been named a 2019 Thouron Scholar.
February 22, 2019
Seven University of Pennsylvania seniors and a 2018 graduate have each won a Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Each scholarship winner receives tuition and stipends for as long as two years to earn a graduate degree there. The 2019 Penn Thouron Scholars are: Sona Dadhania, Nicholas Escobar, Nick Joyner, Carson Kahoe, Ryan Leone, Krishna Patel, Libby Rockaway, and Hannah Sweeney.
February 11, 2019
The University of Pennsylvania is proud to be included again on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Students recently announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
February 6, 2019
Adedotun sits down with CURF in the Fireside Lounge to discuss how the Schwarzman scholarship fits into his longterm career ambitions and to offer advice for future Schwarzman applicants.
February 1, 2019
Anea sits down with us in the Fireside Lounge to talk about the road to the Rhodes and her plans for her future.
BFS Trivia Night Jan 2019
January 30, 2019
On January 29, 2019, five teams comprised of BFS students battled their way through several intense rounds of trivia.
January 30, 2019
Senior WenTao Zhang, a Joseph Wharton Scholar, won Penn's prestigious Y-Prize competition, along with his three teammates.
December 19, 2018
Presidential Engagement Prize winners Peter Wang Hjemdahl and Svanika Balasubramanian continue the transformative work of their winning project, rePurpose. rePurpose facilitates the development of greater awareness about consumer activity and waste management in India.
December 19, 2018
Professor Diana Robertson was recently named one of the top 50 undergraduate business instructors by Poets and Quants.

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