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.
Joseph Wharton Scholar Wins Y-Prize
01/30/2019
Senior WenTao Zhang, a Joseph Wharton Scholar, won Penn's prestigious Y-Prize competition, along with his three teammates.
rePurpose Team Continues Transformative Environmental Change Work in India
12/19/2018
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…
Professor Diana Robertson is a Poets and Quants Top 50 Undergraduate Business Instructor
12/19/2018
Professor Diana Robertson was recently named one of the top 50 undergraduate business instructors by Poets and Quants.
"August Wilson and Beyond" Facilitates a Space for Dialogue and Learning
12/19/2018
"August Wilson and Beyond" nurtures a space for dialogue and learning in the classroom on campus and at Sayre High School in West Philadelphia.
Three Penn Students Named Schwarzman Scholars
12/04/2018
Three Penn students have been awarded Schwarzman Scholarships, which will fund a year of graduate study leading to a master’s degree in global affairs at China’s Tsinghua University for each of them. They are seniors Adedotun Adejare of…
Theodore Caputi (WH '17) named 2019 Marshall Scholar
12/04/2018
Theodore Caputi has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study at any university in the United Kingdom. He is the 15th Marshall Scholar from Penn.
Meet Kriya Patel (COL '16), President's Engagement Prize recipient
12/03/2018
In 2016, Penn senior and Biological Basis of Behavior major Kriya Patel was one of the second annual cohort of President’s Engagement Prize recipients. The University of Pennsylvania President’s Engagement Prizes are awarded to “academically…
Meet Emily Zinselmeier, Thouron Scholar (SEAS '17)
11/28/2018
Emily Zinselmeier sits down with CURF in the Fireside Lounge to explain why the Thouron was the award for her, what she'll be studying in the United Kingdom, and why others on the fence should move forward with their fellowship applications.
Adamseged Abebe (COL/SP2 '19) named inaugural Global Rhodes Scholar
11/28/2018
University of Pennsylvania senior Adamseged Abebe of Gondar, Ethiopia, has been awarded an inaugural Global Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. He is one of two chosen from countries around the world for the new honor,…
Aminata Sy (LPS '19) named Charles B. Rangel Fellow
11/26/2018
Aminata Sy (LPS '19) has been named to the 2019 class of Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellows, which supports winners through two years of graduate school as well as entry into the Foreign Service corps.
Anea Moore (COL '19) named a 2019 Rhodes Scholar
11/18/2018
Anea Moore has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. Moore is majoring in sociology and urban studies with a concentration in law and a minor in Africana studies. A first-generation, low-income (FGLI)…
Meet Adam Cohen (COL '16), Truman Scholar
11/14/2018
Truman Scholar Adam Cohen walks us through his experience applying to and receiving the Truman Scholarship, what he learned, and why he'd put himself through that process again.