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.
Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
04/17/2024
Min Jae Kim is pursuing an M.D./Ph.D. in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zijian (William) Niu is a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
04/15/2024
The College of Arts and Sciences students lead a community health care project in Philadelphia.
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.
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships
04/12/2024
Third-year students Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel are both in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management.
Navigating Dental Research: Fostering Meaningful Connections in Mentorship, Collaboration, and Community
04/08/2024
Roene Nasr ('24), a Neuroscience major, investigated the use of dental pulp stem cells to repair and heal damaged tooth tissue under the mentorship of Dr. Kyle Vining (School of Dental Medicine and Department of Materials Science). This…
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.
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
03/29/2024
Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
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)…
2018 graduate Krish Mehta awarded a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
03/13/2024
Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.
Penn 2022 graduate awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship
03/11/2024
As a 2024 Pickering Fellow, Jade Gonzalez will receive support for a master’s degree and preparation for a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
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).