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News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn’s eight 2023 Thouron Scholars named
Seven fourth-year students and one May graduate have each received a 2023 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Who, What, Why: Discovering Jewish identity through Yiddish studies
Third-year Tyler Kliem has used his Yiddish and Ladino studies as a steppingstone to connect with his Jewish heritage.
News・ Science & Technology
Real or fake text? We can learn to spot the difference
Penn computer scientists prove that people can be trained to tell the difference between AI-generated and human-written text. Their new paper debuts the results of the largest-ever human study on AI detection.
News・ Sports
Penn must slay archrival Princeton to reach Ivy final
The women’s and men’s basketball teams go toe-to-toe with the Tigers this weekend in New Jersey in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament.
News・ Campus & Community
Who, What, Why: Tess Kuracina tends to the ‘BioPond,’ a beloved campus oasis
As garden supervisor for the treasured green space formally known as the James G. Kaskey Memorial Park, Kuracina plans, plants, waters, and weeds, aiming to make it ‘more beautiful and special every year.’
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ICA debuts dual exhibitions for spring 2023
Video and installation exhibit “Terence Nance: Swarm” and experimental experience “Long Take” are on view through July 9.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Weitzman’s first dual degree student in Fine Arts and Historic Preservation
In a Q&A, Aislinn Pentecost-Farren discusses her road to the dual degree program and how the legacy of historic sites is foundational to the climate crisis.
News・ Sports
Making moves with Lucas Monroe
The fourth-year guard discusses what he loves about basketball, the history of the game, his social justice work, and his plans for the future.
News・ Science & Technology
The hidden costs of AI: Impending energy and resource strain
AI models like ChatGPT have seen notable improvements, but some people are concerned about the societal impacts these new technologies may bring. Deep Jariwala and Benjamin C. Lee discuss energy and resource problems with AI computing.
News・ Health Sciences
States with high COVID-19 death rates also saw high mortality from other causes
Research from Penn, Boston University, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that between March 2020 and February 2021 non-COVID deaths accounted for some 20% of excess mortality.