Greg Johnson | Penn Today

Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.

Articles from Greg Johnson

Teaching computers how to learn

The goal of machine learning is to make a computer learn just like a baby—it should get better at tasks with experience. In fact, computers best humans at tasks like chess and numerical calculations.

Penn football sets record

Photo credit: University Archives The 1882 University football team, which had a record of 2-4 that year.

Student Spotlight: Christine Nieves

Photo credit: Mark Stehle

Penn football makes NCAA history with 1,300 games

Photo credit: University Archives The 1882 University football team, which had a record of 2-4 that year.

Advocating equal rights for all

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo

Battling painful side effects from breast cancer treatment

A protein on the surface of breast cancer tumors called the estrogen receptor allows the tumors to use estrogen to grow.

Creating a new culinary footprint

Photo credit: Greg Johnson

Lorene Cary/Q&A

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo

History (in pictures) of the Holy Land

In the top image, Jews carry wheat in the Emek (Jezreel Valley) of British Mandate Palestine in 1936. The bottom photo shows the 1868 restoration of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Foreclosures take an emotional toll

Millions of Americans have lost their homes, and neighborhoods and communities have suffered since the U.S. housing bubble began to burst in 2006.