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An inside look at the history of television
Handwritten notes and paper relics from TV shows in the past.

An inside look at the history of television

Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.

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Literature and medicine

Literature and medicine

The Penn Arts & Sciences course Literature and Medicine begins with Apollo and the Hippocratic Oath and extends through the 21st century with poetry, novels, videography, historical texts, and guest lecturers from the Perelman School of Medicine and beyond.

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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty

Awards and accolades for Penn faculty

A roundup of the latest appointments and awards for various faculty members in the Graduate School of Education, the School of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Why are icy surfaces slippery?
An icy bench in a city.

Why are icy surfaces slippery?

Winter Storm Fern brought icy and snowy conditions to the Northeast and other parts of the country over the weekend. Penn Today asks engineer Robert Carpick about the unique properties of ice, the science of curling, and how close we are to ‘nonslip’ ice. 

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Students walk beneath The Covenant on Locust Walk at dusk

In Principle and Practice

Penn’s strategic framework

Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission. 

At Penn Today, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, Penn Today highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.

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  • Did AI take your job? Or was your employer ‘AI-washing’?
    The New York Times

    Did AI take your job? Or was your employer ‘AI-washing’?

    Pater Cappelli of the Wharton School says, “Companies are saying that ‘we’re anticipating that we’re going to introduce A.I. that will take over these jobs.’ But it hasn’t happened yet. So that’s one reason to be skeptical.”

    How to break free from guilt
    The New York Times

    How to break free from guilt

    Jennifer Reid of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about guilt and her new book, “Guilt Free: Reclaiming Your Life From Unreasonable Expectations.”