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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.

Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar

06/05/2024

Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak will receive full funding to pursue a master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.

Origami-Inspired Robots

05/27/2024

Lily Brenner ('26), a Computer Science major, conducted research on origami-inspired robots under the mentorship of Dr. Cynthis Sung (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics). This research was supported through the Penn…

A New Lens into Ocean Optimism

05/20/2024

Katelyn Jones ('24), a Biology major, researched how the temperature northern star coral responds to heat stress in an effort to better understand symbiosis in corals. Katelyn was mentored by Dr. Katie Barott (Department of Biology) and this…

All the Ways Research Has Helped Me

05/13/2024

Inis Trifka ('25), a double major in Economy and Science Technology and Society, conducted research on Medicaid coverage, particularly related to postpartum coverage. Inis was mentored by Dr. Emily Gregory (Department of Pediatrics) and this…

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…

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…