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Inside the GOP
Three people sit at a table in front of a small video camera on a tripod as the person on the right gestures with her hands.

Former Trump staffers Alyssa Farrah Griffin (center) and Sarah Matthews (right) described their time in the White House and their vision for a new GOP in a discussion moderated by historian Brian Rosenwald (left).

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Inside the GOP

Alyssa Farrah Griffin and Sarah Matthews spoke about their experiences working for the ex-president and their views of a new GOP in a Red and Blue Exchange discussion moderated by Brian Rosenwald.

Penn Today Staff

Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia
Group of people huddled together in front of a mural.

Attendees of the Lauder Institute’s LIV trip to Georgia pose in front of the Russian Georgian Friendship Monument, erected by the Soviet Union in 1983 in northern Georgia. 

(Image: The Lauder Institute)

Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia

As part of the Lauder Institute’s Lauder Intercultural Ventures program, graduate students traveled to Georgia, to the Russian border, and beyond, learning about wine, language, historical reckonings, and more. 
Total solar eclipse
the solar eclipse surrounded by its corona

Sliski's composite image of the solar eclipse, with plumes located above and below the poles of the stars, red prominences located near the edge of the sun (at 11 and 8 o'clock), and with one extensions each to the east and west of the solar disc. This data will be compared to predictive models to better refine the current understanding of the sun (Image credit: David Sliski). 

Total solar eclipse

Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain speak with Penn Today about the significance of the coming total eclipse.
The hidden geometry of learning: Neural networks think alike
Artificial intelligence of modern technology represented by a brain in laptop.

Image: iStock/jossnatu

The hidden geometry of learning: Neural networks think alike

New research by Penn engineers illuminates the inner workings of neural networks, opening the possibility of developing hyper-efficient algorithms that could classify images in a fraction of the time.

From Penn Engineering Today

Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural
Celebration mural.

Artist Sam Maitin created his "Celebration" mural specifically for this space in the Annenberg School for Communication.

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural

    The artist known as Philadelphia’s “Mayor of the Arts” created the 17 colorful, playful pieces specifically for the Annenberg School for Communication.
    ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’
    A stage with three chairs, two tables, and a blank screen; Bauermeister and Patton look on as Cogburn speaks.

    Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?”

    (Image: Michael Fisher)

    ‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’

    In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being.

    Kristina García

    Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
    elementary age students with teacher

    (On homepage) Patty Fox, a summer 2023 literacy teacher in the Office of School and Community Engagement works with students as part of the Graduate School of Education's summer academic program at the Lea School.

    (Image: Joe McFetridge/courtesy of Penn GSE)

    Investing in future teachers and educational leaders

    The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.

    Sarah Punderson

    Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election
    A group of migrants along the Mexico-California border show their identification to U.S. Border Patrol agents, with brown mountains in the background and the sun about to rise, giving a spot of light in an overcast sky.

    U.S. Border Patrol agents with migrants seeking asylum, mainly from Colombia, China, and Ecuador, in a makeshift, mountainous campsite after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States on Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba, California. 

    (Image: AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

    Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election

    An April 2 symposium will bring together policy analysts, immigration scholars, and representatives of nonprofit advocacy organizations to discuss immigration policies and their impact.

    Kristen de Groot

    What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 
    A person in a suit and button-down shirt sitting on a stairwell landing, smiling. The intricate white stairwell and a brick wall behind it are to the person's right.

    Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School.

    What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 

    Research led by Michael Platt uncovers the neural pathways for primate reciprocity, social support, and empathy.