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Four promising undergrads win Penn University

President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes

OUR BUREAU and societies double major in the Col- in healthcare to improving treatments advisors and to the staff of the Cen-
lege of Arts & Sciences from Chester for substance use disorders to expand- ter for Undergraduate Research and
Philadelphia, PA
Springs, Pennsylvania, and Ms. Moor- ing educational resources for those Fellowships, who worked closely with
niversity of Pennsylvania kanat, a biochemistry major in the with learning differences. We are in- them to develop their ideas into these
Interim President J Larry College from Stirling, New Jersey, will debted to their outstanding faculty inspiring initiatives.”
UJameson announced on April work to identify and dismantle barriers
18 the recipients of the 2024 Presi- to breast cancer screenings in margin-
dent’s Engagement and Innovation alized communities through education
Prizes. Simran Rajpal and Gauthami and resources at community centers in
Moorkanat for Educate to Empower Philadelphia. They are mentored by
and Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar Leisha Elmore, an assistant professor
have received the President’s Innova- of surgery at the Perelman School of
tion Prize for their project, Jochi. Medicine and chief of breast surgery
Awarded annually, the prizes em- at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
power Penn undergraduate students Mr. Dhir, a systems science and
to design and undertake post-grad- engineering major in the School of En-
uation projects that make a positive, gineering and Applied Science from
lasting difference in the world. Each London, and Mr. Nambiar, an applied
prize-winning project will receive science in computer science major in
$100,000, as well as a $50,000 living Penn Engineering from Dubai, will
stipend per team member. The prizes grow an online ed-tech management
are the largest of their kind in higher platform that improves the education-
education. All prize recipients collab- al experience of students with learning
orate with a Penn faculty mentor. differences, such as ADHD, dyslexia,
The 2024 recipients of the Pres- and executive functioning deficits,
ident’s Engagement and Innovation which will help foster greater efficien-
Prize all combine the highest levels cy and engagement by teachers and
of academic excellence with strong administrators in supporting these stu-
service-minded missions,” said Pres- dents. They are mentored by Amanda
ident Jameson. “Educate to Empow- Antico, capstone director of the edu-
er, Presby Addiction Care Program, cation entrepreneurship program in
and Jochi exemplify Penn’s founding the Graduate School of Education.
ethos: to pursue knowledge for knowl- “These prize-winning projects ex-
edge’s sake and to use it to do good in emplify the enterprising spirit of our
the world. I congratulate each of our Penn students,” said Provost John L.
prize winners and look forward to see- Jackson, Jr. “They are all addressing
ing their ventures thrive.” critical challenges in inventive new
Ms. Rajpal, a biology and health ways, from ensuring equity and access

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