2023
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.
Two College Students and One Alum Receive Marshall Scholarships
The Scholarship supports up to three years of graduate study for American students in any field at an institution in the United Kingdom.
College Alum Edward Zhi En Tan Receives Schwarzman Scholarship
The Scholarships fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Penn Grad Talks 2023
Build your professional portfolio and get a shot at a $500 cash prize (or two)!
Max Cavitch Receives Excellence in Journalism Prize
Cavitch was recognized for his blog, “Psyche on Campus.” which focuses on "teaching psychoanalysis in the undergraduate classroom (and beyond)."
Senior Vikram Balasubramanian Receives George J. Mitchell Scholarship
The scholarship covers a year of postgraduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Barri Joyce Gold Awarded British Society for Literature and Science Prize for Best Book
"The book not only explores the way the novel is implicated in creating our ecology-breaking culture, but also how we may draw on it to reimagine our historically vexed relationship to the natural world."
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Adds Director of Science Outreach Initiative
Julee Farley will lead efforts to expand access to science education and careers in STEM.
Michael E. Mann Honored With Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Mann's research interests include the study of Earth’s climate system and the science, impacts, and policy implications of human-caused climate change.
Faculty Named Ivy Plus Provost Leadership Fellows
The fellows will participate in the 2022-2023 Institute on Inquiry, Equity, and Leadership of the Faculty Advancement Network.
Schelter Group Wins 2022 Anders Gustaf Ekeberg Tantalum Prize
The prize is for the publication or patent that made the greatest contribution to understanding the processing, properties, or applications of tantalum.
Scott Burkhardt Awarded Humanitas Prize in Best Short Film Category
The short film also won the 2021 Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Independent Film Festival Boston, and the script won a production grant from the Sun Valley Film Festival.
Evelyn Thomson Named American Physical Society Fellow
The Professor of Physics and Astronomy was recognized for her work at the Large Hadron Collider.
Sophia Rosenfeld Appointed Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the North
Rosenfeld is an expert in European intellectual and cultural history, with a special emphasis on the Enlightenment, the trans-Atlantic Age of Revolutions, and the legacy of the 18th century for modern democracy.
Joseph Francisco Wins Philadelphia Section Award from the American Chemical Society
The annual award is the top prize for members of each regional section of the ACS.
Jolyon Thomas Appointed to Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission
Thomas researches religion in Japan and the U.S.
Anthea Butler Receives 2022 Marty Award from the American Academy of Religion
The Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought has received the 2022 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
Recent Paper Co-Authored by Joseph Francisco Highlighted in Nature Communications
The Editors’ Highlights page showcases the 50 best papers recently published by the journal in specific areas of science.
American Chemical Society Establishes New Award Honoring Marsha Lester
The award honors her exemplary scholarly accomplishments and leadership in the discipline.
School of Arts & Sciences New Standing Faculty
Penn Arts & Sciences appointed 13 new faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year.
Karen Goldberg Awarded Nichols Medal
The Vagelos Professor of Energy Research is recognized for her pioneering work in organometallic reaction mechanisms.
Erik Wibbels Named Presidential Penn Compact Professor
Wibbels is a scholar of political geography, political accountability, and political economy, and joins Penn as the founder of DevLab@Penn.
Melissa Lee Named Klein Family Presidential Assistant Professor
Lee is a specialist in conflict studies as well as the international and domestic politics of statebuilding and state development.
Joshua Teplitsky Named Joseph Meyerhoff Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History
Teplitsky is an author and leading expert on the culture and life of Jews in early modern Central Europe.
Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics Receives $3 Million Grant to Study Social Norms, Trust, and Poverty in the U.S.
The grant supports a three-year research project that will examine the social and behavioral dimensions associated with poverty.
2022 Making a Difference in Global Communities Grants Announced
The projects will support multidisciplinary projects working with students to address societal challenges internationally.
2022 Klein Family Social Justice Grants Awarded
The faculty-led projects will contribute to the achievement of social justice through research, teaching, and community engagement.
Diana Mutz Wins APSA Best Book Award
The award from the American Political Science Association recognizes the best new book on government, politics, or international affairs.
May graduate Ethan Kallett Named a 2022 Yenching Scholar
Kallett was awarded full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies, with a concentration in economics and management, at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.
Ramanan Raghavendran Named Chair of SAS Board of Advisors
Michael Price steps down following successful conclusion to Power of Penn Arts and Sciences Campaign.
Excellence Through Diversity Fund Recognizes Melissa Sanchez
Sanchez focuses her research and teaching on feminism, queer theory, and 16th- and 17th-century literature.
Projects for Progress Recipients
Two Penn Arts & Sciences students are part of teams aiming to reduce cancer and improve public schools.
Joseph Francisco Wins Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
The President’s Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and Professor of Chemistry won the 2022 Centenary Prize.
Penn Arts & Sciences Faculty Among 2022 Mellon Fellows and Penn Fellows
Both fellowship programs support faculty at mid-career.
2022 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students
Each year, graduate students are nominated by Penn undergraduate and graduate students for their profound impact on teaching at Penn.
Students’ ToxiSense Wins Startup Challenge
The venture by four first-year Penn students aims to improve testing for drinking water and biopharma products.
J. Dean Amro, C’97, and Amira Amro Establish Lectureship to Energize Arabic Language Study
The fund will provide financial support for instruction and curriculum development, with a focus on Arabic pedagogy in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Penn Arts & Sciences Programs and People Receive Sachs Grants for Arts Innovation
The Sachs Program 2022 Grant Awards support practitioners and projects that span creative practices including creative writing, music, film, photography, exhibitions, performance, artists books and zines.
Ha-Nam Yoon, C’23, Named a Udall Scholar
Udall Scholarships are awarded in recognition of leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.