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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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

Conservation and Gender

03/18/2024

Mia McElhatton ('26), a Philosophy major, investigated how conservation policy and its impacts raises moral questions surrounding our responsibility to nature and to other humans. Mia was mentored by Dr. Kok-Chor Tan (Department of Philosophy)…