Meshing tradition and fun for President Liz Magill’s Inauguration 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.
What makes us share posts on social media? 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.
‘26 for the Class of 2026’ nocred ‘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.
President and Provost welcome the Class of 2026 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 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.
A summer optimizing obstetrics health care 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.
Mark F. Dingfield named VP, Finance and Treasurer at Penn Mark F. Dingfield named VP, Finance and Treasurer at Penn Dingfield joined Penn in 2017 as the associate provost for Finance and Planning, and will assume the role of vice president effective Oct. 17.
Who, What, Why: Max Johnson Dugan’s research on halal food Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Max Johnson Dugan’s research on halal food A doctoral candidate in religious studies, Dugan focuses on halal consumption: “What we make, what we wear, what sort of things that we eat, what we do with our bodies.”
Who is falling for 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.
Undergraduates help songbird research project take flight 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.