Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy Originally from State College, Pennsylvania, Martin is an active-duty lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard. This fall, he’ll be teaching marketing to college students at the Coast Guard Academy. (Image: Eric Sucar) Wharton MBA graduate Nicholas Martin to teach at the Coast Guard Academy Wharton MBA graduate and lieutenant commander Nicholas “Nick” Martin to teach marketing to “the next generation of officers.”
Lithography-free photonic chip offers speed and accuracy for AI Image: iStock/narong sutinkham Lithography-free photonic chip offers speed and accuracy for AI Penn engineers have created a novel photonic device that provides programmable on-chip information processing without lithography, offering the speed, accuracy, and flexibility for AI applications.
Educating a 21st-century veterinarian Students in a clinical skills lab use a simulation model to practice the physical examination of the cardiovascular system in a dog. (Image: Bellwether Magazine) Educating a 21st-century veterinarian A curriculum overhaul incorporates integrated learning blocks with lectures and hands-on activities focused on animal health to prepare future graduates for lifelong learning.
Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies. nocred Truth-teller: Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements Keisha-Khan Perry, anthropologist of Black social movements in the Americas, is the Presidential Penn Compact Associate Professor in Africana Studies.
A quieter campus for Philadelphia’s voting day Penn President Liz Magill performed her civic duty on Philadelphia’s primary election day at Houston Hall. nocred A quieter campus for Philadelphia’s voting day The primary election follows a lively Commencement and on-campus move-out. But the ballot may determine Philadephia’s 100th mayor.
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.