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Joel Olujide
October 17, 2019
Chloe Gong
October 8, 2019
BFS's Chloe Gong has been featured in Penn Today; she is publishing her first book!
Jordan Williams
October 2, 2019
Wharton student, Jordan Williams, is featured as 34th Street's ego of the week!
Derek Nhieu
September 19, 2019
Angela Duckworth
September 17, 2019
Stephanie Wu
September 11, 2019
Read about Stephanie's childhood, passions, and engagement at Penn and Beyond in her interview with 34th St.
September 3, 2019
Massive turnout for 2019's inaugural BFS event.
BFS rafting trip
September 3, 2019
River Rafting Recap!
August 23, 2019
Dear CURF Friends and Family: As the new Executive Director for CURF, I am delighted to welcome you home to Penn! I hope you all have had wonderful summers and are ready to embark on the wonders that await you in the 2019-20 academic year. We in CURF look forward to being your partners in navigating new and engaging opportunities to grow intellectually, civically, and socially this year. I hope to meet you all at our annual CURF Research Expo on September 11, from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Hall of Flags. The Expo features the summer research of over 300 Penn undergraduates who worked with faculty in all 12 Penn schools. I know that you have all been given advice from a myriad of sources on how to make the most of your college experience. Here, I will share my reflections about navigating four years at Penn. Enjoy!
Srinidhi Ramakrishna
July 24, 2019
Rising sophomore Srinidhi Ramakrishna is gaining marketing experience at Philadelphia nonprofit ArtWell through a Summer Humanities internship.
Wide view of CURF research expo
July 23, 2019
On Wednesday, September 11 from 5:00-6:30pm in Houston Hall's Hall of Flags, join over 250 undergraduate researchers at our annual poster session! Click through for more information about this exciting upcoming event.
Darby Levin doing fieldwork
July 10, 2019
Earth and environmental science seniors conduct year-long investigations on topics from fish fossils to wildfires.
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.
Composite of Research and Fellowships recipients
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 and Ben, Yenching recipients
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.
Composite of Fulbright Recipients
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.
Four recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship
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.
2019 PEP and PIP recipients
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.

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