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The Big Bang at 75
An image of a nebula, a giant cloud of dust and gas in space.

Where did the cosmos come from? This question has long been part of human speculation, says Vijay Balasubramanian. Today, thanks to scientists like Ralph Alpher and George Gamow, we have a rough picture: Some 13 billion years ago, the universe was a hot, dense state that cooled as it expanded. 

(Image: NASA via Unsplash.)

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    • The Big Bang at 75

    Theoretical physicist Vijay Balasubramanian discusses the 75th anniversary of the alpha-beta-gamma paper, what we know—and don’t know—about the universe and the “very big gaps” left to discover.

    Kristina García

    Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration
    Thabo Lenneiye on Penn’s campus.

    Managing director of PennPraxis Thabo Lenneiye.

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    Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration

    The new managing director of The Weitzman School’s PennPraxis is a Penn alum who has worked for years on complex mixed-use development and urban planning projects and spearheading DEI initiatives.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    Translating Russophone poetry of resistance into English
    People sit around a table with a bowl of fresh fruit in front of a sign reading Your language my ear.

    Working on translations are (left to right) poet Igor Gulin, Penn Professor Kevin M.F. Platt (obscured), doctoral student in Penn’s Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program Hilah Kohen, poet Ruthie Jenrbekova and Veniamin Gushchin of Columbia University.

    (Image: Courtesy of Narek Dallakyan and PEN America)

    Translating Russophone poetry of resistance into English

    A poetry translation symposium organized by Kevin M.F. Platt of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues, in partnership with PEN America, brought a group of Russian-language poets and American translators and scholars together in Armenia last fall.

    Kristen de Groot

    Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
    Greg Bowman

    Gregory Bowman, the Louis Heyman University Professor, has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

    (Image: Courtesy of School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)

    Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

    The pioneer of biophysics and data science has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
    Winners of President’s Sustainability Prize are making a difference for people and the planet
    community grocer team Eli Moraru won the 2022 President’s Sustainability Prize for his work with Alex Imbot on The Community Grocer (TCG). Moraru and Imbot hope to launch a new business model, revolutionizing food stamp usage by reinventing the corner store and reimagining nutritional assistance.

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    Winners of President’s Sustainability Prize are making a difference for people and the planet

    Springboarded by University recognition and support, the alums behind the three prize-winning projects—Baleena, The Community Grocer, and Shinkei Systems—are realizing, even surpassing, their goals.

    Katherine Unger Baillie , Kristina García , Nathi Magubane

    The next generation of tiny batteries
    Multicolored used electric batteries view from above.

    Photo credit: iStock Photo / Olga Shestakova

    The next generation of tiny batteries

    Assistant professor James Pikul speaks to the growth of interconnected devices and the robotics industry—leading to emerging designs and novel research unlocking the potential for smaller, more powerful batteries
    Red & Blue finish first in four events in Miami
    Fourth-year runner Robbie Ruppel competes during a race.

    Image: Penn Athletics

    Red & Blue finish first in four events in Miami

    On Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational, Penn track and fielders took the top spot in the women’s 100m, women’s 4x100m, men’s 4x400m, and the pole vault.