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In Principle and Practice: Penn’s Focus on Tomorrow
In Principle and Practice: Penn’s Focus on Tomorrow
President Liz Magill unveils strategic framework for the University.
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A space for lifesaving, collaborative work
A space for lifesaving, collaborative work
Gov. Josh Shapiro, President Liz Magill, and others from the University community celebrated the new home of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation.
Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries
Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries
Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.
Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences
Locust walks: Making connections and bridging differences
Harun Küçük, faculty director of the Middle East Center, and Joshua Teplitsky, director of the Jewish Studies Program, started walking and talking as an act of campus diplomacy in the wake of the violence in Israel and Gaza.
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
The Singh Center for Nanotechnology turns 10
Since its founding, the Center’s multidisciplinary approach has been a strength, where researchers from Penn Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and more come together in one space.
President Magill announces University Task Force on Antisemitism membership
President Magill announces University Task Force on Antisemitism membership
The Task Force will seek to better understand how antisemitism is experienced at Penn and provide feedback and solutions.
Inside Penn
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The NEMO Prize goes to research improving soft-tissue transplant surgeries
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2023 PCI Ventures at Pennovation Works showcase
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Paul Pfeiffer named 2023–2024 Sachs Visiting Professor at the Weitzman School
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Michael Mann to receive John Scott Award from the Franklin Institute and the City of Philadelphia
From Penn Arts & Sciences
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12/1
Everyone I Know Is Sick
The Institute of Contemporary Art partners with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 to offer a screening of "Everyone I Know Is Sick."
12/4
Holiday Window Decorating Contest
To celebrate the holiday season, businesses throughout the Shop Penn retail community are creating special holiday displays in their storefront windows. Penn affiliates are invited to visit the holiday displays and decide which business wins the People’s Choice Award.
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Gridiron win
Penn and Cornell clashed for the 129th time on Nov. 4 in the Quakers’ Homecoming game at Franklin Field. The matchup is the fifth-most played rivalry in Division I football. Penn won 23-8.
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Big Ideas
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Public knowledge varies greatly on flu and COVID-19
The latest Annenberg Public Health and Knowledge Survey finds the answers to eight survey questions—four for the flu and four for COVID—have the strongest ability to independently predict individual vaccine willingness.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘A New Age of Nuclearity? Great Powers and Greater Consequences’
Perry World House’s 2023 Global Order Colloquium took a deep dive into current nuclear issues, looking at how the world will manage nuclear threats amid growing geopolitical tension, climate change challenges, and international conflict.