Baseball team wins first outright Ivy title in 28 years Image: Penn Athletics Baseball team wins first outright Ivy title in 28 years The Quakers beat Columbia three straight times on Saturday and Sunday to clinch the undisputed regular-season conference championship.
Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era The Archaeological Complex of Pachacamac, listed for the UNESCO Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System, Peru. (Image: Lynn Meskell) Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities.
Class of 2023 Ivy Day The Penn Alumni Student of Merit Award winners (left to right): Joan Dartey, William Chase Seklar, Rebecca Nadler, Ryan Afreen, and Margaret Gladieux. (Image: Prestige Portraits) Class of 2023 Ivy Day For 150 years, Ivy Day has been an annual tradition at Penn, with each graduating class installing at least one new plaque, planting a sprig of ivy, and recognizing individual achievements.
Celebrating community at Penn’s 267th Commencement nocred Celebrating community at Penn’s 267th Commencement Thousands of students and their biggest supporters—those who President Liz Magill described as “force multipliers”—flooded campus Monday for a sunny ceremony for the ages.
A grant to upgrade Simons Observatory The Devlin lab are working on creating an extremely cold environment (nearly -460 degrees Fahrenheit) so that the new Simons Observatory can detect cosmic microwave background (CMB), the residual radiation left behind by the Big Bang. Work done at the High Bay is essential for keeping the project from falling further behind after shutdown delays. nocred A grant to upgrade Simons Observatory Mark Devlin and colleagues have been awarded an NSF grant to upgrade the prominent observatory in the high Atacama Desert in Northern Chile.
‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies Kristen R. Ghodsee’s new book offers a radically hopeful vision for how to build more contented and connected societies, alongside a practical guide to what we all can do to live the good life each and every day. (Image: Courtesy of Simon & Schuster and Kristen R. Ghodsee) ‘Everyday Utopia’—a radically hopeful vision for contented and connected societies In her new book, Kristen R. Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences takes readers on a tour through history and around the world to explore places that have dared to reimagine how we might live our daily lives.
By the Numbers: Class of 2023 Image: Courtesy of Penn Athletics By the Numbers By the Numbers: Class of 2023 On May 15, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer six honorary degrees.
John Bence named University Archivist John Bence will oversee all operations of the University Archives and Records Center beginning August 1. (Image: Courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Libraries) John Bence named University Archivist Bence will assume the role on Aug. 1 as the chief administrator responsible for the University Archives and Records Center program to collect, manage, and preserve Archives materials.
Michael X. Delli Carpini named interim dean of Annenberg School for Communication Michael Delli Carpini. nocred Michael X. Delli Carpini named interim dean of Annenberg School for Communication The Oscar H. Gandy Emeritus Professor of Communication and Democracy at the Annenberg School, and dean from 2003 to 2018, Delli Carpini is currently concluding a term as the inaugural faculty director of Penn’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program.
Graduating from the Wharton School and ready for the world Wharton fourth-year Sahiba Baveja. (Image: Courtesy of Wharton Stories) Graduating from the Wharton School and ready for the world In her four years as a Wharton undergrad, Sahiba Baveja has two health care startups on her resumé, along with entrepreneurship courses, and a stint in the Venture Lab.