Biography Andrew Lu (he/him) is a senior from Vancouver, Canada, studying Healthcare Management & Policy at Wharton. He is currently a Wharton Representative, having previously served as New Transfer Representative. In the current and previous sessions, he has supported projects on printing access, menstrual equity, and sanitary waste bins across campus. Outside of the UA,…
Biography Yumi Kodama is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Her research interests lie in medieval women’s history. Her current project explores the legitimacy of medieval Japanese women’s political rule, while also drawing comparisons with cases from Spain, China, and England. We learn from history, right? Since her first year at…
Biography Nowreen is an M.Phil. Ed. student in Quantitative Methods at Penn’s Graduate School of Education and serves as Director of International Student Affairs for GAPSA. They advocate for international students’ visibility, inclusion, and well-being by strengthening support systems, advancing equity, and fostering cross-cultural dialogue. With experience in research, leadership, and community engagement, Nowreen works…
Biography Katie is a junior from South Korea, majoring in Law & Society with minors in consumer psychology and design. She joined the AIS to help international students adapt to their new cultural and academic environment. Her aim is to foster a sense of belonging among these students, creating a “home away from home” for…
Biography Bruno is a senior from Germany and Philadelphia, studying statistics and finance. Bruno joined AIS because the prospect of meeting people around the globe interested him. AIS has since become the — self proclaimed — “best decision he has made at Penn”
Biography Nowreen Yasmin is an M.Phil. Ed. candidate in the Quantitative Methods program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education. This year, she is serving as the Director of International Student Affairs for GAPSA. Previously, she worked with the Penn GSE Student Government. As part of the ISAB team, she is committed to advocating for international…
Biography Yuliya Solyanyk is a junior in the College studying Mathematical Economics with a minor in Statistics and Data Science. She grew up in the westernmost region of Ukraine, later attended a boarding school in Massachusetts, and then came to Penn. She is interested in mathematical modeling and economic analysis. You can also find her…
Biography Regan joined the Kember Lab at the University of Pennsylvania as a Postdoctoral Researcher in January 2025, where her work, funded by the psycheMERGE initiative, focuses on integrating genetic and electronic health record data within the Penn Medicine Biobank to better understand psychiatric disorders, with a particular emphasis on anxiety and a keen interest…
Biography Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Ayaan is a sophomore in the Huntsman Program, pursuing a dual degree in Economics from The Wharton School, with concentrations in Finance and Business Analytics, and International Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences, with a minor in French. Ayaan joined the International Student Advisory Board to support international…
Biography Zhiyao is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Penn. He first came to Penn in 2018 as an undergraduate and has since continued on to doctoral studies. Having spent his entire academic journey at Penn, he has experienced both the excitement and the challenges of adjusting to a…