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Penn COVID-19 Response
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
On Jan. 20, the Penn community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. To much fanfare, the facility officially opened on Jan. 17, 2003.
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Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia
Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia
Science and service at Philly’s Paul Robeson High School
Science and service at Philly’s Paul Robeson High School
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future
Clearing the air with biomaterials
Clearing the air with biomaterials
Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place
Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place
John L. Jackson, Jr. named Penn’s next provost
John L. Jackson, Jr. named Penn’s next provost
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Five things to know about this year’s ‘tripledemic’
Five things to know about this year’s ‘tripledemic’
The Perelman School of Medicine’s E. John Wherry and Scott Hensley discuss the season’s confluence of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV and how our bodies are responding.
Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises
Matthew Levendusky and Kathleen Hall Jamieson on democracy amid crises
A new book by a team of scholars—including Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson—analyzes the crises surrounding the 2020 election and its aftermath.
Alumna Jessica DiMauro elected to College Squash Hall of Fame
Alumna Jessica DiMauro elected to College Squash Hall of Fame
DiMauro will become the sixth Quaker inducted into the CSA Hall of Fame, and the first woman since Karen Kelso’s induction 23 years ago.
Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal
Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal
The H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his advances in engineering and physics.
At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time
At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time
When Holly Pittman and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pisa returned to Lagash in the fall of 2022 for a fourth season, they knew they’d find more than ceramic fragments and another kiln.
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Gift brings state-of-the-art spectroscopy facility to Penn
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ASSET Center inaugural seed grants will fund trustworthy AI research in health care
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Legacies of Detention, Isolation, and Quarantine
Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment hosts a panel discussion about the contemporary implications of detention, isolation, and quarantine. Panelists examine this by considering the legacy of these concepts while looking at how they're expressed in the design of the built environment. Panelists include Kecia Fong, Sean Kelley, and David Barnes, an associate professor of History & Sociology of Science.
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Mind of Winter 2023
Inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem “The Snow Man,” Kelly Writers House hosts its annual celebration of winter's comforts.
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Penn’s new president
Liz Magill began her duties at the University on July 1. Here’s what she’s been up to most recently.
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Dedicated students and staff of the Penn Women’s Center welcome Liz Magill for a visit of the versatile space.
Liz Magill participates—with Dean Fritz Steiner, Stuart Weitzman, and Matt Nord—in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future renovation and expansion of the newly named Stuart Weitzman Hall.
Liz Magill meets with students in the Class of 2023 who are involved with the Sphinx Senior Society.
Students from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly visit with Liz Magill at College Hall.
Students from Penn’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps chat with Liz Magill during a Veterans Day event.
Liz Magill tours the Pennovation Center and poses for a group photo with students and researchers involved with Penn Engineering’s GRASP Lab.
In honor of a new Penn Medicine partnership with the team, Liz Magill presents the official game ball at a November Philadelphia 76ers game.
Members of the Undergraduate Assembly and Liz Magill discuss student wellness, strategic planning, and their mutual goal of making the Penn experience more inclusive for all.
At an event announcing Penn Libraries’ acquisition of the archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music, Liz Magill converses with members of Quartet Iris.
Liz Magill, at her first Named Scholarship Celebration as Penn’s president, addresses the crowd of gracious donors and their student recipients.
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Big Ideas
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Soviet Union’s centenary
Experts from across Penn share their thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Union.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘The Changing Terrain of Religious Freedom’
This timely volume of essays edited by professors Heather J. Sharkey and Jeffrey Green explores theoretical, historical, and legal perspectives on religious freedom, while examining its meaning as an experience, value, and right.
