Bhuvnesh Jain and René Vidal have teamed up to create the AI x Science Fellowship, which builds on the thriving postdoctoral program of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers across the University.
The 134-year-old Fisher Fine Arts Library Building designed by famous Philadelphia architect Frank Furness is undergoing a 20-month refurbishment of its façade.
Alumni Weekend: Fisher Fine Arts Library Open House
Alumni are invited to explore the Fisher Fine Arts Library, including guided tours of the building and a chance to check out the Penn Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery. Light fare will be served.
This four-day training event is designed to help humanists develop new digital skills to assist with their research, teaching, and learning. Participants select one of nine classes, each constructed with graduate students and early career professionals in mind. No previous digital humanities experience is assumed or required for most classes.
Calling it a “master class” for Penn’s broad alumni base, President Amy Gutmann noted the silver lining in moving the always-inspiring event, typically held in New York City, to a virtual format this year: “Our Engaging Minds program is yours to enjoy, no flights required. From anywhere, from everywhere.”
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.
Using behavioral economics-based interventions, a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize-winning project will address health and nutrition inequities in a West Philadelphia elementary school.
Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.
Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
Four months after the launch of the Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests (Title VI), the office is combating discrimination in all forms while leading educational efforts about dialogue and adaptive leadership.
AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.
Would you hire for this role if AI could do the first draft?
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the most effective AI implementation comes when humans and machines collaborate rather than when either works alone.
