University of Pennsylvania fourth-year Florence Onyiuke, from Altamonte Springs, Florida, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. The Rhodes, established in 1902, is highly competitive and one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. The scholarship funds tuition and a living stipend for two
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Dorothy Roberts has been named the 2025 recipient of the Bioethics Founders’ Award by The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Roberts is the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society and maintains appointments at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and
Third-year students Nafisa Bangura (left) and Angelica Dadda (right) are part of an undergraduate-led research team exploring the efficacy of CoolSeal, a pavement coating designed to reduce surface and air temperatures in urban areas exposed to extreme heat. Over the summer, the duo expanded this work by participating in a
Surrounded by many cultures and languages growing up in a multi-ethnic family in New York City, rising third-year Sierra Williams decided to major in cultural and linguistic anthropology, aiming for a career in the museum field. That keen interest led her to the Penn Museum, where she is now an intern
The stories that go unheard the longest often resonate the loudest when they are finally heard. This sentiment is the core driver of Independence Seaport Museum’s (ISM) new oral history project, Breaking Uncommon Ground on the Delaware River. The initiative is an extension of the museum’s ongoing exhibition, Tides of Freedom:
Sometimes called America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and, this year, marks 160 years since the arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, to announce that enslaved people were free. The day was first recognized as a national holiday in 2021 and is one of eight
As Faruq Adger sits at the dining room table with his father, they look at photos that span not just generations, but more than a century.
“Pictures are very valuable in our family,” said the 22-year-old while holding several photos.
Photos help the Adger family tell their story, which has
On April 7, Penn Makuu: The Black Cultural Center held a conversation celebrating its 25th anniversary. Hosted at the Arts, Research and Culture House, the event brought together about 30 Penn students and community members to focus on Makuu’s place and history at Penn. The event featured a moderated conversation