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.
Recent Penn graduate selected for English Teaching Flagship Award
The English Teaching Flagship Award is given to individuals willing and qualified to be English teachers in Taiwan. Recipients are selected by the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (FSE) in cooperation with the MOE (Ministry of Education) in Taiwan.
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2025-26 U.S. Student Program grants
Seventeen have been offered Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English overseas.
My Research on Rainwater Harvesting
Krishna Chandrasekhara ('25), a Health and Societies major, conducted research on the public health benefits of rainwater harvesting. Krishna was mentored by Dr. John Kanbayashi (Department of History and Sociology of Science) and this project was supported by the Paul and Kathleen Barthmaier Award.
Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
The scholarship provides financial support for up to three years to pursue a graduate degree and global leadership training at Stanford University.
Art and Activism
Taryn Flaherty ('25), a History and Sociology double major, was an intern at Spiral Q last summer. The mission of Spiral Q is to use the power of art to connect people, actions, values, neighborhoods, organizations, and movements to create change. This internship was supported by the Summer Humanities Internship Program.
Six Penn students awarded 2025 Critical Language Scholarships
CLS Scholars enrolled at colleges and universities across the United States spend approximately eight weeks studying one of a dozen languages either overseas or virtually.
Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows
Eric Tao in the College of Arts and Sciences and alum Suraj Chandran are among 19 in the country chosen this year for the doctoral fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics
Clinical Research on Hearing Loss
Yoojin Jo ('27), a Neuroscience major, conducted research with Dr. Tiffany Hwa (Department of Otorhinolaryngology) on clinical methods to screen for hearing loss. This research was supported by the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Penn 2025 graduate awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Class of 2025 graduate student Rameen Iftikhar is one of 95 new Gates Cambridge Scholars.
Cervical Cancer Research in Botswana
Navjeet Kaur ('27) is a Nursing student who traveled to Botswana to research the effects and prevention of cervical cancer with Dr. Surbhi Grover (Department of Radiation Oncology). This research was done through the Center for Global Oncology and was supported by the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
Exploring My Autoimmune Research Interests
Ben Nachod ('26), a Bioengineering major, conducted research with Dr. Michael Mitchell (Department of Bioengineering) on the use of lipid nanoparticles to treat autoimmune diseases. This research was supported by the Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant.