We're feeling all mushy about our last issue of the semester. Okay, not as mushy as some (see left) about summer's arrival, but we're sort of sad. Well, not sad, exactly, but we're in a bad mood. All right, we can't wait for summer, too!
Looking back at our first semester's-worth of Pennsylvania Currents, we see a sea of faces and stories about the people behind the scenes at the University.
We set out to feature as many of you -- Penn's students, faculty and staff -- as possible in lively, personal features and that's pretty much what we did. It's been fun getting to know you and we hope you liked us.
Next semester, we'll be back telling more of your stories. So, don't be strangers. If you're a staff member with cool things happening in your life, give us a call! A student going above and beyond the call of academia? E-mail us! A faculty member or researcher doing great work? Send your stuff!
Your stories are what we're all about. See you in September.
OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google vary widely in identifying hate speech
Neil Fasching and Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication have found dramatic differences in how large language models classify hate speech, with especially large variations for language about certain demographic groups, raising concerns about bias and disproportionate harm.
Understanding order to disorder at the atomic scale opens possibilities for next-generation electronic devices
A Penn team has developed insight into the chemical and geometric mechanisms underlying the synthesis of new 2D materials, paving the way for next-gen devices, biomedical applications, and cleaner, quicker energy conversion and storage.
(From left) Kevin B. Mahoney, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Jonathan A. Epstein, dean of the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM); and E. Michael Ostap, senior vice dean and chief scientific officer at PSOM, at the ribbon cutting at 3600 Civic Center Boulevard.
Reimagined Penn Medicine facility set to usher in a bold new era of Immune Health discovery
3600 Civic Center Boulevard will bring together key researchers and technologies in Immune Health, the Colton Center for Autoimmunity, and infectious diseases to drive breakthrough science.
