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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.

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)…

Connecting Music and Language

03/11/2024

Margot Schneider ('26), a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, conducted research with Dr. Jianjing Kuang (Linguistics Department) in the Penn Phonetics Lab through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM).

Wrestling with Research: My Research on Wrestling

03/04/2024

Thomas Christaldi ('23), a Communications major, conducted research on the innerworkings of wrestling under the mentorship of Dr. Perry Johnson (Annenberg School for Communication). This research was supported by the College Alumni Society…

A Summer Lovin' Research

02/26/2024

Shiny Shen ('26), a Bioengineering major, spent the summer synthesizing microchips to detect and measure human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load with the hopes of creating a portable diagnostic device. Shiny was mentored by Dr. A. T…

Yes to Curiosity

02/19/2024

Dhivya Arasappan ('24), a Health and Societies and Biology double major, conducted research on "climate medicine" and how healthcare providers are responding to the health impacts resulting from climate change. Dhivya was mentored by…

Connections and Growth through Tiempo Juntos

02/12/2024

Ysabella Perez ('26) is a student in the College of Arts and Sciences interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, Ysabella conducted research on the interplay between physical activity…

A Summer to Remember

02/05/2024

Yerahm Hong ('26) is a Biomedical Science major who conducted research on the mechanisms involved in childhood epilepsy under the mentorship of Dr. Ethan Goldberg (Department of Neurology) and Dr. Amelia Eisch (Department of Anesthesiology and…

Finding a Home in the Penn Museum Labs

01/29/2024

Eleanor Grauke ('25) is a History major with a concentration in American History, who conducted archeological research with Dr. Katherine Moore (Department of Anthropology) on materials from the Nathaniel Russell Kitchen House. This project was…