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Meshing tradition and fun for President Liz Magill’s Inauguration
College Hall

Meshing tradition and fun for President Liz Magill’s Inauguration

Mark your calendar for the weekend of Oct. 21, as the University celebrates its ninth president with a special ceremony, academic symposium, and picnic and concert at College Green.

Lauren Hertzler

What makes us share posts on social media?
Perspective of person who is looking down at a phone with social media on screen.

What makes us share posts on social media?

A new Annenberg School of Communication study reveals that we share the social media posts that we think are the most relevant to ourselves or to our friends and family.

From Annenberg School for Communication

‘26 for the Class of 2026’
penn president liz magill talks to students during move in

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‘26 for the Class of 2026’

In a video, President Liz Magill gathered insight from students on their favorite activities to do on and around campus.

Lauren Hertzler

President and Provost welcome the Class of 2026
First-year students and families gather on the lawn on College Green to hear remarks from Penn President Liz Magill.

President and Provost welcome the Class of 2026

Speaking to the Class of 2026 filling a sunny College Green, President Liz Magill and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein assured first-years and their families that Penn will provide the support they need.
A physician compelled to help Ukrainian refugees from thousands of miles away
A roadside aid site at a Ukrainian border.

Roadside aid site at the Ukrainian border. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

A physician compelled to help Ukrainian refugees from thousands of miles away

Chester County Hospital’s Kevin Sowti has assisted in humanitarian efforts globally. As an immigrant, he was compelled to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion.

From Penn Medicine News

A summer optimizing obstetrics health care
Antoilyn Nguyen

Second-year student Antoilyn Nguyen is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.

A summer optimizing obstetrics health care

Second-year student Antoilyn Nguyen spent their summer as a researcher analyzing labor and delivery charts as part of a long-term cohort study to standardize labor induction for better and more equitable results.
Who is falling for fake news?
Person sitting on a couch reading a newspaper in front of their face, headline reads FAKE NEWS.

Who is falling for fake news?

New research from Wharton’s Ken Moon and Senthil Veeraraghavan recommends a data-driven solution for social media platforms to deal with fake news.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight
Three brown-headed cowbirds sit together in Penn's Smart Aviary

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring program, undergraduates Julia Youngman and Eric Tao studied the mating songs of brown-headed cowbirds like those above in Penn’s “smart” aviary.

Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight

Through the PURM internship program, Julia Youngman and Eric Tao had the opportunity to work in neuroethologist Marc Schmidt’s lab studying the neural basis of courtship behaviors in songbirds.

Marilyn Perkins