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    Five events to watch for in October
    Two costumed dancers at a Dia de Los Muertos event Costumed dancers perform for Dia de Los Muertos. (Photo courtesy: Penn Museum)

    Five events to watch for in October

    Penn Spectrum Weekend returns for the first time in three years, the Penn Museum gets festive for Dia de Los Muertos, and the Weitzman School celebrates design.
    The programming ethos
    michael kearns recording a podcast

    Aaron Roth, left, and Michael Kearns, right, discuss their new book “The Ethical Algorithm.”

    The programming ethos

    In a podcast conversation, Penn professors Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth, and Lisa Miracchi discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence.
    In memory of lives lost crossing the border
    Toe tags mapped on a wall

    “Hostile Terrain 94” (Photo: Hostile Terrain)

    In memory of lives lost crossing the border

    “Hostile Terrain,” a global project political art project, will surface at the Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Wolf Humanities Center, on Sept. 25-27.
    Fall into the arts
    Metal sculptures with lettering

    “Talking Continents” by Jaume Plensa. (Photo: ©Jaume Plensa, courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co)

    Fall into the arts

    An active time of year for the arts community, the University’s fall arts and culture offerings range from a sculpture exhibit from Jaume Plensa, at Arthur Ross Gallery, to a viewing garden along the Rail Park.
    What is ‘guaranteed income’?
    Person holding a sheet of paper listing bills due

    What is ‘guaranteed income’?

    A Q&A with Amy Castro Baker, an assistant professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice and co-principal investigator of a new study examining the impacts of guaranteed income.
    Penn parents equipped with new book on resilience
    A staff member helps a Penn parent pick up a copy of a book

    A Penn parent picks up a copy of "The Stressed Years of Their Lives" at a New Student and Family Orientation event held Aug. 21 at Irvine Auditorium. (Photo by: Steve McCann)

    Penn parents equipped with new book on resilience

    ‘The Stressed Years of Their Lives,’ co-authored by Professor of Psychiatry Anthony Rostain, was handed out to hundreds of parents as part of New Student Orientation.
    How Penn is advancing language learning inside—and out of—the classroom
    A group of people looking at photos on a table

    Teachers discuss pedagogy at the STARTALK workshop, hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies in July. (Photo: David Dettman)

    How Penn is advancing language learning inside—and out of—the classroom

    This summer, the Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of East Asian Language and Civilizations welcomed 15 teachers from around the country to learn the latest in critical language teaching.
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