New Penn Program in Single Cell Biology

The Penn Program in Single Cell Biology (PPSCB) is a new effort by faculty members Junhyong Kim, Patricia M. Williams Term Professor in Biology, and James Eberwine, Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor of Pharmacology in the Perelman School of Medicine. The PPSCB focuses on individual cell biology. It is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Single Cell Analysis program and is one of only three such centers worldwide. PPSCB’s emphasis is on heart and brain cells.

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Penn Arts & Sciences Students Awarded Class of 2024 President’s Engagement Prize

They will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.

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2024 School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Awards

Penn Arts & Sciences recognizes nine faculty and seven graduate students for their distinguished teaching.

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Wale Adebanwi and Deborah A. Thomas Named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

The award is designed to allow independent work at the highest level under “the freest possible conditions.”

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2024 College of Arts & Sciences Graduation Speakers

James “Jim” Johnson, C’74, L’77, LPS ’21, a School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors member, and student speaker Katie Volpert, C’24, will address the Class of 2024 Sunday May 19 on Franklin Field.

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Undergraduate and Graduate Students Honored as 2024 Dean’s Scholars

This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.

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Azuma and Hart Named Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professors of American History

Eiichiro Azuma specializes in Asian American and transpacific history, while Emma Hart teaches and researches the history of early North America, the Atlantic World, and early modern Britain between 1500 and 1800.

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