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Susan Rice talks ‘Tough Love,’ career in government
Susan Rice on stage at Perry World House with Provost Wendell Pritchett

Susan Rice on stage at Perry World House with Provost Wendell Pritchett, discussing her book “Tough Love.”

Susan Rice talks ‘Tough Love,’ career in government

Susan Rice, the former national security adviser and United Nations ambassador, spoke with Provost Wendell Pritchett about her new book and her time in the Clinton and Obama administrations

Kristen de Groot

How the city cultivates its youngest writers
Four students hold certificates from Philadelphia Writing Project smiling and standing outdoors

High school students in the Project Write summer program find inspiration for their writing in history and architecture. (Image: Tina Matczak)

How the city cultivates its youngest writers

Since 1986, The Philadelphia Writing Project has called Penn GSE home, which works with the city’s teachers and students to advance high-quality writing skills.

Penn Today Staff

When Penn Vet offers shots, Philly’s finest, furriest friends show up
Three members of Penn's medical community stand over a cat on an exam table, one person rubs noses with the cat.

Penn Vet student Shannon Hamilton (left), assistant professor Kimberly Slensky (center), and student Nicolle Iacobacci greet a feline friend at Penn Vet’s annual One Health pet vaccination clinic on MLK Day. 

When Penn Vet offers shots, Philly’s finest, furriest friends show up

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital held a free wellness and vaccination clinic for the local community, offering free pet vaccinations and low-cost microchips.

Penn Today Staff

The future of innovation in consumer technology
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  • Q&A

    • The future of innovation in consumer technology

    Wharton’s David Hsu discusses what the recent Consumer Electronics Show says about the consumer technology landscape and what innovations will become prevalent in the future.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    Kathie Jin races towards the future with Penn Electric Racing
    Kathie Jin adjusts her helmet inside a Penn Electric Racing car.

    Kathie Jin races towards the future with Penn Electric Racing

    As the mechanical co-lead and operations lead for Penn Electric Racing (PER), a Formula SAE Electric Racing team, Engineering junior Kathie Jin leads a group of eighty students to design, build and race electric cars.

    Penn Today Staff

    ‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life
    Man with crossed arms stands in front of a mural

    Brian Peterson works at the ARCH building, where Makuu is housed along with other cultural resource centers.

    ‘A specific struggle’: Makuu director Brian Peterson on Black student life

    Brian Peterson, three-time Penn graduate and director of Makuu: the Black Cultural Center, plays a central role in student life.

    Kristina García

    Working to keep Penn ‘cyber safe’
    Nick Falcone standing with arms crossed with computer graphic renderings superimposed over the image.

    Working to keep Penn ‘cyber safe’

    Media hacks and data breaches are everywhere. Nick Falcone of Penn’s Office of Information Security works to keep the University’s information assets safe, from employing phishing-simulation tools to monitoring attack trends across all schools and centers.

    Phyllis Holtzman

    A day in shining armor
    students gathered around a table looking at armor

    A day in shining armor

    Grad students get a close-up view of artwork and materials from museum collections—including a 500-year-old painting and two sets of armor from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.