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Wyatt at the bat
Wyatt Henseler sits in the bleachers at Meiklejohn Stadium while wearing his white jersey and his right arm resting on a baseball glove.

Image: Eric Sucar

Wyatt at the bat

The fourth-year third baseman on the baseball team discusses his 36 best friends, hitting home runs, getting hit by 90 mph fastballs, and why the New York Yankees are “God’s team.”
What predicts human behavior and how to change it
Decision making concept.

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What predicts human behavior and how to change it

In the largest quantitative synthesis to date, Dolores Albarracín and her team dig through years of research on the science behind behavior change to determine the best ways to promote changes in behavior.

Hailey Reissman

A Class like no other
Forthcoming

Forthcoming

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A Class like no other

As three fourth-year students look forward to Commencement, a look back at their Penn journey, which started during a global pandemic.
What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon
Image of a carillon, with knobs and buttons. The screen notes that the machine is playing the Star Wars theme

The Sweeten Alumni House carillon, playing the Star Wars theme.

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What’s That? The Sweeten Alumni House carillon

The Sweeten Alumni House carillon is a computerized music system that chimes and plays songs for passersby along Locust Walk.

Kristina García

A Penn team’s push to make research more inclusive
A doctor and patient.

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A Penn team’s push to make research more inclusive

Penn’s Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center is working to bring more underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds into their research, and to train AI models to be free from bias.

From Penn Medicine News

Who, What, Why: Oulaya Louaddi on building community for nursing students
Oulaya Louaddi.

Oulaya Louaddi, a fourth-year student in the School of Nursing, has been heavily involved in the Minorities in Nursing Organization her four years at Penn.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Oulaya Louaddi on building community for nursing students

    The fourth-year nursing student, who is about to graduate and start work in a cardiac intensive care unit, has been heavily involved in the Minorities in Nursing Organization all four years at Penn.
    A shared passion for community engagement
    Vicky Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson.

    (Left to right) Penn GSE’s Vicki Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson share how their how community engagements deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.

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    A shared passion for community engagement

    The Graduate School of Education helps students put their knowledge into practice through community engagement. Three soon-to-be graduates speak with Penn Today about how their service enabled them to deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.
    A greener approach to end the academic year
    Person gives item to another person staffing donation truck

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    A greener approach to end the academic year

    Efforts have expanded this year to ensure student Move-Out for the summer break is more clean, green, and convenient than ever before. On campus, PennMOVES—operated by Business Services—is in full effect, partnering with Goodwill to collect materials students can’t take with them when they leave campus.

    Lauren Hertzler