Olympic performance The Penn Masala a capella group sang in two performances in the India House location at the Olympic Games in Paris. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Masala) Olympic performance The South Asian a capella student group Penn Masala performed two shows at the India House in Paris during the Olympic Games. They sang hour-long sets before sellout crowds who danced and sang along to mashups in Hindi and English.
Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning Image: iStock/iambuff Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning Penn Engineering’s Nat Trask is combining applied mathematics and traditional physics modeling with the powers of machine learning to design some of his first machine-learning-powered, self-driving labs at Penn.
By the Numbers: Move-In 2024 nocred By the Numbers By the Numbers: Move-In 2024 With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the Move-In experience.
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry Image: iStock/onimate Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry A new study from Penn Nursing identifies 34 subtypes of neurons in the brain that play potential roles in substance use disorders.
University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement Celebrating the signing of the definitive agreement are, from left, Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Jonathan Epstein, interim executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Kathleen Krick, president of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; Marianne Chabot, chair of the boards at Doylestown Hospital and Doylestown Health Foundation and vice president of Health Services at Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; and Jim Brexler, president and CEO of Doylestown Health.(Image: Carol Berman) University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement Bucks County system’s integration into UPHS will expand access to advanced health care for patients and families in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Building community, one meal and conversation at a time Image: iStock/Rawpixel Ltd. Building community, one meal and conversation at a time The Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences programs, launched last fall, foster spaces conducive for difficult conversations while recognizing shared humanity.
Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities Penn students and district staff with students at Lea Elementary. nocred Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.
The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines.
Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college Penn’s Move-In Coordinator Program operates out of Residential & Hospitality Services, and staffed by 49 second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students.nocred Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college Forty-eight second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students will be on the ground during Move-In to assist approximately 6,000 new and returning Quakers.
Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing Jiayi Pang uses a pipette to fill a tube with the precise amount of rosemary extract as her mentor, Emmanuel Rapp, looks on. nocred Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing Jiayi Pang, a rising third-year majoring in cell and molecular biology, is studying rosemary's therapeutic effects on skin.