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What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery
John Pollack standing in front of Rittenhouse Orrery

Penn Libraries curator John Pollack with the Rittenhouse Orrery.

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What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery

The Rittenhouse Orrery is a nearly intact 18th-century mechanical model of the solar system, demonstrating the motions of the planets and their satellites around the sun, built by astronomer David Rittenhouse.
A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment
Kyla Ortved watches Sidney Wong work under hood in lab.

Rising second-year Sidney Wong, right, spent the summer working in the lab of Penn Vet professor Kyla Ortved, left, through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.

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A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.
Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion
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Roy H. Hamilton, vice dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.

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Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion

Hamilton, Penn Medicine’s new vice dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, is dedicating his third decade at the Perelman School of Medicine to making academia a safe, supportive space for students and colleagues alike.

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Move-In primer 2024
Penn students and volunteers on Locust Walk during Move-In.

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Move-In primer 2024

Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses and participating in orientation Aug. 19-26
Meta-analysis pinpoints global vaccination intervention strategies
A young child getting a vaccine.

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Meta-analysis pinpoints global vaccination intervention strategies

After considering seven types of vaccine intervention strategies, Penn researchers have found that interventions are associated with an estimated 50% higher chance of vaccination than control conditions with no intervention.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Animating for impact
Cartoon-stylized person compassionately touching an elderly person's face.

A still from "Mother," an animated short film about Hong's grandfather’s life, from losing his mother at a young age to building his own family.

(Image: Ejun Hong)

Animating for impact

Funded by RealArts@Penn, rising fourth-year Ejun Hong is spending the summer interning with Sony Pictures in Los Angeles.
Nurturing nightlife in Music City
Downtown Nashville at dusk.

Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News

Nurturing nightlife in Music City

A new report from PennPraxis, VibeLab, and Culture Shift Team captures the vitality and vulnerability of Nashville's music scene.

From the Weitzman School of Design