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Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Volunteers smiling and carrying tools and supplies during the block build event.

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Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days

Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.

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Exploring the governance of artificial intelligence
A speaker at the Perry World House AI Governance panel.

Wharton’s Kevin Werbach described the conference as a “reflection of the incredible work on AI policy and governance happening across the University.”

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Exploring the governance of artificial intelligence

Perry World House, the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, the Wharton Accountable AI Lab, the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law recently hosted researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania for an in-depth dis

From Perry World House

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Outstanding staff honored at Models of Excellence award ceremony
Audience members clapping, cheering, and holding celebratory signs at the 2025 Models of Excellence award ceremony

Audience members clapping, cheering, and holding celebratory signs at the 2025 Models of Excellence award ceremony.

(Image: Allie Ippolito for Margo Reed Studio)

Outstanding staff honored at Models of Excellence award ceremony

Dozens of staff representing various divisions across the University were recognized during the 2025 Models of Excellence event for their exceptional, impactful efforts at Penn.

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Reimagining the Penn Libraries
Brigitte Weinsteiger sitting on a sofa in her office

Weinsteiger has been at the Penn Libraries since 2008, and in her current role since June 2024. 

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Reimagining the Penn Libraries

When Brigitte Weinsteiger became the vice provost and director of the Penn Libraries last year, she took the helm of what she characterizes as “one of the most consequential research libraries in the country.” With 19 libraries, 300-plus staff, a $95 million budget, and 10 million volumes across print and digital formats, she now leads an intellectual ecosystem that reaches across Penn’s campus and beyond.

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Penn Electric Racing’s latest racecar
Students unveil their latest self-made electric race car on College Green, just in front of Benjamin Franklin statue.

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Penn Electric Racing’s latest racecar

Penn Electric Racing, the student-led Formula Society of Automotive Engineers electric team, debuted its latest electric race car, REVX, on College Green on March 28. This marks the team's 10th custom-designed car since its founding in 2013 and its most sophisticated to date.

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AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
AI Across Disciplines panelists on stage engaged in conversation.

From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu. 

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AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities

At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.

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AI Month at Penn
Buildings on Penn's campus and a banner that reads 'Penn Engineering.'

Penn Engineering will host the second annual AI Month from April 1 to May 1.


 

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AI Month at Penn

The School of Engineering and Applied Science is hosting 2025 AI Month at Penn, a monthlong series of events throughout April dedicated to the theme “AI and Human Well-Being.”

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Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach
Coach Fran McAffery on a basketball court.

Image: Courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team

Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach

The announcement marks a return to University City for McCaffery, who played three seasons for the Quakers and is a 1982 alumnus of the Wharton School.

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