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Internship offers pathway to careers in the museum field
Ethan Nemeth at a table talking with another person.

Rising third-year Ethan Nemeth (left) was an intern at the Penn Museum through the Summer Humanities Internship Program. He worked at several public events, including the Garden Jams concerts in July. 

(Image: by Emmanuel Beatty for the Penn Museum)

Internship offers pathway to careers in the museum field

Rising third-year Ethan Nemeth (left), one of 17 paid interns at the Penn Museum this summer, works on the team that manages public programs. The ancient history major says the experience has helped him understand career options in the museum field.
Improving care for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia
Becky Yu with her husband and children in a vineyard.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Improving care for patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia

How one Penn Medicine patient’s role in a clinical trial for acute lymphocytic leukemia therapy brought a cancer-free diagnosis and FDA approval.

Meagan Raeke

Summer construction in full swing on campus
Quadrangle building exterior with cranes outside of it.

A construction crew works outside of the Quadrangle, which recently finished phase one of a three-phase renovation. 

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Summer construction in full swing on campus

Before student Move-In, construction teams work to advance building projects and conduct maintenance. Facilities & Real Estate Services offers updates on a few projects.
To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game
A person driving pressing a button on a mounted smartphone.

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To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game

A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving.

Frank Otto

Embracing the power of deep learning in safety-critical systems
From left: Pengyuan Eric Lu, Insup Lee, and Oleg Sokolsky.

From left: Pengyuan Eric Lu and his mentors, Insup Lee, Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor in Computer and Information Science; and Oleg Sokolsky, research professor in CIS.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering)

Embracing the power of deep learning in safety-critical systems

Pengyuan Eric Lu, a Ph.D. candidate at the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering Center, focuses his research on enhancing the reliability and safety of cyber-physical systems, in which “smart” technology interacts with the physical world.

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Racing to the future
A small racecar in a makeshift track in Penn Engineering with student spectators.

“Understanding the human factors and ethical implications of autonomous systems is just as crucial as the technical components,” says Mangharam. “This holistic approach aims to produce well-rounded engineers capable of addressing the multifaceted challenges of autonomous vehicle technology. Our goal is to equip them with the tools and mindset to tackle the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.”

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Racing to the future

Rahul Mangharam’s scaled-down, self-driving race cars are revamping engineering education at Penn.
Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City
rainwater collections

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Rainwater harvesting in Mexico City

Rising fourth-year Krishna Chandrasekhara spent three weeks in Mexico this summer as part of a project exploring the impact of water collection on public and community health.

Kristina García