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Once a spy satellite, now a telescope with an eye on the cosmos
spy satellite in lab with blue background

(On homepage) Engineers at Ball Aerospace, one of Roman’s industrial partners, installed and aligned the element wheel assembly into the observatory’s Wide Field Instrument. The assembly will help Roman solve some of the most profound mysteries in astrophysics. When light bounces off and is concentrated by the main and secondary mirrors of Roman, it will move through a component called the element wheel. After being focused and filtered, this light will hit a big array of sensors that captures the light to form an image. Depending on their research needs, astronomers can use special science filters to pick out certain types of light for their studies.

(Image: Courtesy of Ball Aerospace)

Once a spy satellite, now a telescope with an eye on the cosmos

Researchers from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences are part of a collaboration to develop Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
What’s That? ‘The Goat’ at Penn Carey Law.
Bronze statue of a goat is displayed in the lobby of Penn Carey Law School.

The bronze sculpture called “Hsieh-Chai,” also known as The Goat, at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law)

What’s That? ‘The Goat’ at Penn Carey Law.

The bronze sculpture called “Hsieh-Chai” has been Penn Carey Law’s mascot-in-chief since its dedication in 1962.

Kristen de Groot

How to report incidents of bias, misconduct and harassment
People walking along Locust Walk in autumn.

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How to report incidents of bias, misconduct and harassment

Penn cultivates resources for students, faculty, and staff to report and address incidences of bias, misconduct, harassment, and more. Here, an overview of what to know.

Penn Today Staff

‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’
Painting from 18th century shows an Indian banker being carried in a carriage and surrounded by armed entourage.

Late 18th century portrait of banker Vakhatchand Jhaveri and his armed entourage, painted on the inner marble wall of the Jain temple Ajithnath Derasar in Ahmedabad, India.

(Image: Courtesy of Sudev Sheth)

  • Q&A

    • ‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’

    A new book by Sudev Sheth, senior lecturer in history and international studies, looks at how the leaders of one of the most dominant early modern polities lost their grip over empire.

    Kristen de Groot

    Helping hospitalized patients address addiction with empathy
    A medical professional consulting a patient.

    Image: iStock/Ashi Sae Yang

    Helping hospitalized patients address addiction with empathy

    Certified recovery specialist Eric Ezzi brings compassionate care to for patients dealing with substance use, a role that is part Penn Medicine’s efforts to address the urgent drug addiction crisis.

    Kelsey Geesler

    Who, What Why: Om Manghani
    Wearing glasses and a blue sweater, Om Manghani stands with crossed arms on a staircase

    With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What Why: Om Manghani

    With MathMates, an after-school tutoring program at Andrew Hamilton School, Om Manghani has started a program to help middle school students succeed. But it’s about more than fractions and decimals, he says.

    Kristina García

    Salsa, Shakira, and the reach of Latin American music
    Jairo Moreno sits with a cello at left, at right is the book cover “Sounding Latin Music, Hearing the Americas.”

    Jairo Moreno is an associate professor in the Department of Music.

    (Images: Courtesy of OMNIA)

    Salsa, Shakira, and the reach of Latin American music

    A new book from musicologist Jairo Moreno highlights musicians who have immigrated to the United States and the transformative power of their work.

    From Omnia

    Two scholars on bridging difference to speak about the Middle East
    Three people sit on a stage in front of a screen reading Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania.

    (Left to right) Scholars Omar Dajani and Mira Sucharov shared how they find ways to communicate across differences in a conversation at Perry World House moderated by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

    (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House)

    Two scholars on bridging difference to speak about the Middle East

    In a conversation hosted by Perry World House, Omar Dajani, a Palestinian-American professor of law, and Mira Sucharov, a Canadian-Jewish professor of political science, shared their experience working together and discussed how despite their different views, they find ways to communicate and look for what they have in common.

    Penn Today Staff