2023
Joseph Romm Joins the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media
Romm has authored countless articles and 10 books in the areas of climate change, clean energy, and communications.
Dorothy Roberts’s Book Honored by American Sociological Association
Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World received an Honorable Mention for Distinguished Scholarly Book.
Penn Launches New Center for Quantum Information, Engineering, Science and Technology (Penn QUIEST)
The new center brings together around 30 faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Twenty-Three Students and Alums Receive Fulbright Grants
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, awarding grants to fund as long as 12 months of international experience.
Penn Arts & Sciences Projects Receive 2023 Sachs Program for Arts Innovation Grants
Nearly three dozen projects and people from Penn Arts & Sciences were awarded funding.
Poetry by Fatemeh Shams Wins Award from Poetry International
A collection of Shams' poems translated by Armen Davoudian was selected as a winner of the Chapbook Competition.
Three Psychology Faculty Recognized with Early Career Honors
The awards recognize the contributions they’ve already made to the field and foster their continuing research.
Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, Elected to American Philosophical Society
An acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, Roberts’ research catalogues the consequences of racial inequities for women, children, families, and communities—and counters scientific tenets about racial identity.
Steve Viscelli, Associate Professor of Practice, Named to Department of Transportation Task Force
The task force will investigate predatory leasing practices in the trucking industry.
Assistant Professor Chloe Estep Awarded Long-Term Early Career Fellowship
The fellowship from the Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Program in China Studies enables faculty to work full-time on researching and writing a scholarly text.
Winners of 2023 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students Celebrated
The long-running prize recognizes excellent graduate instructors; unlike many other awards, nominations are made by students.
Students Receive 2023 Projects for Progress Grant
The University grants support initiatives that aim to help address systemic racism, promote educational equity, and reduce health disparities in Philadelphia.
Tyshawn Sorey Finalist for 2023 Pulitzer Prize
Tyshawn Sorey, Presidential Assistant Professor of Music, was a finalist in the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes, announced on May 8.
Mark Devlin and Colleagues Awarded NSF Grant to Upgrade Prominent Observatory
The Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics will oversee state-of-the-art improvements to the Simons Observatory.
David Brainard Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Members are distinguished scholars recognized for their innovative contributions to original research.
New Gift Will Support International Undergraduate Students at the University of Pennsylvania
Daniel, W'99, and Brett, C'01, Sundheim have established endowed scholarships and provided additional financial resources for Penn Arts & Sciences students from around the globe.
Class of 2023 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize Winners Announced
Two College seniors and a December graduate are among the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced by Penn President Liz Magill.
Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Members are recognized for their excellence, innovation, leadership, and broad array of accomplishments.
Ibn Sina Global Foundation Gift Supports Humanities Programs and Initiatives
The funds support research, scholarship, and programming in the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, Penn World Scholars, Islamic Studies, and the Marks Family Writing Center.
2023 Graduation Ceremonies Schedule for Penn Arts & Sciences
Information for the College, the Graduate Division, the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, and Fels Institute of Government.
Michael Mann Receives Humanist of the Year Award
The honor, established in 1953, recognizes “a person of national or international reputation who, through the application of humanist values, has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the human condition.”
Hari Kumar, ENG’95, W’95, and Sonia Nayaham Gift Funds Construction of State-of-the-Art Laboratories and Supports International Research and Scholarship
The gift supports Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST), the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), and undergraduate financial aid to international students.
Dirk Trauner Named an Honorary Skou Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark
The group of special adjunct professors introduce new perspectives to teaching, strengthen relations with leading research units abroad, and establish joint research projects and funding applications.
Students in the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences & Management Win Y-Prize
The team used physics-informed neural network (PINN) technology to improve pulse oximetry in patients with darker skin.
Faculty, Graduate Students Honored for Outstanding Teaching
Penn Arts & Sciences faculty and graduate students were recognized for their outstanding teaching and commitment to students in 2023.
Junior Sarah Asfari Receives 2023 Beinecke Scholarship
The scholarship supports graduate studies in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
Camille Zubrinsky Charles Is 2023 Honoree of the Faculty Award of Merit
The award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to alumni education and engagement at Penn.
2023 College of Arts & Sciences Graduation Speakers
Joshua Bennett, C’10, award-winning poet, spoken word artist, and author; and student speaker Hoang Le, C’23, W’23, will address the May 14 ceremony.
Three Penn Arts & Sciences Faculty Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows
Heather K. Love, Jennifer M. Morton, and Projit Bihari Mukharji of the School of Arts & Sciences have been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for “prior achievement and exceptional promise.”
Three College Students Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students Honored as 2023 Dean’s Scholars
This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.
Ryan Hynd Receives 2022-2023 Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship
Fellowship recipients are recognized for their achievements as well as for their potential for further contributions to mathematics.
History of Ideas Wins PROSE Award
The six-volume A Cultural History of Ideas was co-edited by Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Peter Struck, Professor of Classical Studies.
Eight College Students Named Thouron Scholars
The Thouron Award allows recipients to pursue graduate studies in the U.K., providing tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends.
Herman Beavers Wins Judith Rodin Education Award and Randy Martin Spirit Award
The Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President’s Distinguished Professor of English and African Studies was honored for his engagement and service.
Penn Grad Talks Winners
Five graduate students received $500 each for their TED Talk-style presentations.
Mark Trodden Named Next Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
The Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics will oversee the School’s natural sciences departments and research centers, effective July 1, 2023.
Robyn E. Sanderson Named 2023 Sloan Research Fellow
The award honors early-career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields.
Expand Your Mind at Penn Grad Talks 2023
Penn Arts & Sciences grad students will deliver TED Talk-style presentations on Friday, February 24.
Michael Mann Appointed to Inaugural Advisory Board of the Outrider Foundation
The Outrider Foundation is a nonprofit that supports multimedia storytelling about nuclear issues and climate change.
Arts & Sciences Professors Elected AAAS Fellows
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows are honored for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”
Joseph Farrell Wins McKay Book Prize for Juno’s Aeneid
The prize is awarded for the best book in studies of the ancient Roman poet Vergil.
Kimberly Bowes Wins McCann Award from the Archaeological Institute of America
The award honors the two-volume work, The Roman Peasant Project 2009-2014: Excavating the Roman Rural Poor.
Duckworth, Gonzales Recognized as Edu-Scholar Public Influencers
The list by Education Week includes the 200 university-based scholars in the U.S. who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy.
College Seniors Ryan Jeong and Arnav Lal Awarded 2023 Churchill Scholarships
The scholarship fully funds a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge.
The Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation Funds State-of-the-Art Spectroscopy Facility
The Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting research that addresses climate change, helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds access and afford a college education, and increasing the understanding of Asian health needs.
Feride Hatiboglu Elected to National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Hatiboglu is also current president of the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages.
Tyshawn Sorey Wins Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation Award
The award from the Library of Congress commissions a new musical work.
2022
Historian Mia Bay Receives the Order of the Coif 2022 Book Award
The awarded books are those that have advanced a field, illuminated new areas of thought and research, or explored the many hard questions that law raises.
Jennifer Morton Receives 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Education
This prestigious honor recognizes Morton’s work on the ethical sacrifices made by first-generation and low-income university students.