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Louisa Shepard
Senior News Officer
Louisa Shepard covers English, history of art, music, theater, and classical studies, among other subject areas, in the School of Arts and Sciences. She also supports coverage for the Kelly Writers House, the Graduate School of Education, the Penn Libraries, the Penn Museum, the Arthur Ross Gallery, and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, as well as fine arts in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
Making life easier for students with learning differences
Fourth-year students Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the President’s Innovation Prize for their web-based education management tool, Jochi, to help middle and high school students.
Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar
Third-year Joey Wu, studying bioengineering and environmental science in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) program, has been named a 2024 Udall Scholar.
In conversation with the iconic Margaret Atwood
Author and poet Margaret Atwood was featured in conversation with Professor Emily Wilson during the School of Arts & Sciences’ annual Dean’s Forum.
Two Penn students awarded a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Two Penn students have each received a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans: Min Jae Kim, an M.D./Ph.D. in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zijian (William) Niu a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn team of four undergrads awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant
Four students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen for 2024 Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace grant of $10,000 for their summer community health care project in Philadelphia addressing reproductive justice and menstrual equity.
Two Penn students awarded Truman Scholarships
Third-year students Aravind Krishnan and Tej Patel in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management have received Harry S. Truman Scholarships.
Picturing artistic pursuits
Hundreds of undergraduates take classes in the fine arts each semester, among them painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, printmaking and animation, photography and videography. The courses, through the School of Arts & Sciences and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an art form in a collaborative way.
An almost total eclipse of the sun at Penn
Thousands gather on campus to witness the celestial spectacle on April 8.
‘Unpacking the Past’ at the Penn Museum
Celebrating its 10th year, the program funds and manages field trips to the Museum for about 6,000 Philadelphia middle schoolers a year.
Four Penn undergrads are 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Four Penn third-year students have received 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to undergraduates planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.