The exterior of the Vagelos building lit up with dramatic lighting.

An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the illuminated facade of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

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Caretaker of 9,000 works of art

As the director of the Penn Art Collection in charge of nearly 9,000 artworks, Lynn Smith Dolby manages the conservation, registration, and display of all University-owned art, indoors and outdoors across campus.

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Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

Rivers in a changing world

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

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12/2

Days of Deals 2024

SHOP PENN
Shop Penn features 12 days of deals for the holiday season, with discounts at the Penn Bookstore, Louie Louie, Goldie, and more.

12:00 a.m.

Various locations

12/3

The Inquisition's Inquisitor

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Penn Libraries celebrates the publication of the first comprehensive biography of Henry Charles Lea, whose library, including the physical space, and papers reside in the Kislak Center. A talk will take place by Richard L. Kagan, author of “The Inquisition’s Inquisitor: Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia.”

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

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A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries

Alum David K. O’Neil’s collection spans four centuries and locations around the globe, with a concentration on Philadelphia.

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The New York Times

A century-old law’s aftershocks are still felt at the Supreme Court

PIK Professor Karen M. Tani says that granting the Supreme Court the power to set its own agenda has caused it to gravitate toward cases that have preoccupied the conservative legal movement.

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Fortune

Inside America’s longstanding financial literacy problem, which is contributing to trillions in student debt—‘You have to teach the teachers’

Michael Roberts of the Wharton School says that financial education is paramount to being an engaged, prosperous, and happy citizen.

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Business Insider

The universities already offering AI degrees, from Penn to Carnegie Mellon

In February, Penn became the first Ivy League school to announce an undergraduate degree in AI, featuring remarks from Robert Ghrist of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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The New York Times

Which colleges offer free tuition?

Starting in the next academic year, Penn will no longer consider the value of a family’s primary home among its assets.

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CNBC

Jeff Bezos’ simple 3-step strategy for Amazon’s success can help you become a ‘big leader’ too

Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that the more a leader focuses on doing something to benefit others, the more likely they are to produce something that’s also going to achieve success for themselves.

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Axios

Real vs. fake Christmas trees: The great debate, explained

Lorena Grundy of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that the debate between real and fake Christmas trees isn’t as black and white as it’s being portrayed.

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Reuters

Trump names Paul Atkins to lead U.S. SEC

Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that SEC nominee Paul Atkins has deep expertise at the SEC and in overall capital markets regulation.

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The Telegraph

Bankruptcy, depression and random death: Xi’s China is tearing itself apart

Victor H. Mair of the School of Arts & Sciences says that people in China have many memes that represent opting out of society.

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CBC News

From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, COVID vaccine-related deaths reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are unverified. David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine says that numerous studies have disproven a link between child vaccination and increased risk of autism.

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First for Women

A thunderclap headache sent this FIRST editor to the ER—what women need to know

A 2017 study by the Perelman School of Medicine found that only 39% of women received the same treatment as men for the same health condition.

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