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Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
A group of people posing and smiling in front of a polka dot backdrop.

Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser (in hat second from right) with her bandmates.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’

The Penn Medicine Program for LGBTQ+ Health and gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine has helped Mattie Chaya Kimberly “Kimi” Klauser and others get the right care in an open, safe, and nurturing environment.
The Civil Rights Act at 60
president johnson with martin luther king, jr signing civil rights act

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson reaches to shake hands with Martin Luther King Jr. after presenting the civil rights leader with one of the 72 pens used to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1964. Surrounding the president, from left, are, Rep. Roland Libonati, D-Ill., Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., Rev. King, Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y., and behind Celler is Whitney Young, executive director of the National Urban League.

(Image: AP Photo)

The Civil Rights Act at 60

To mark the anniversary, Mary Francis Berry, Marcia Chatelain, and William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences and Deuel Ross of Penn Carey Law offer takeaways on the landmark legislation.

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Exploring the limits of robotic systems
A robotic arm in a lab.

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Exploring the limits of robotic systems

Bruce Lee, a doctoral student in Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, offers insights into the fundamental limits of machine learning.

From Penn Engineering Today

Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
Members of Penn’s Glee Club in a square in an Italian city.

The Glee Club members did extensive touring, including to St. Peter’s Square and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

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Penn Glee Club goes to Italy

Rome, Milan, and Naples became the stage for the Penn Glee Club during its 10-day tour of Italy. Thirty-seven members went on the trip, mostly vocalists, but also members of the band and the tech crew.
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
2020 Penn graduate Nia Atkins, center, won the 800 meter finals at the 2024 Olympic trials.

Nia Akins (center), won the 800 meter final at the USA Track & Field Olympic trials on Monday night. She will be headed to the Paris Olympics along with Allie Wilson (right), who came in second, and Juliette Whittaker (left), who came in third.

(Image: Courtesy of USATF)

2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics

Akins won the 800 meter final on Monday night. After finishing sixth, May graduate Isabella Whittaker has a good chance of being a part of the 4x400 relay pool.

Penn Today Staff

The limits of ChatGPT for scriptwriting
Robots around a larger-than-life-size typewriter.

ChatGPT routinely censors premises and scripts from history’s most-watched TV shows.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering/mathisworks via Getty Images)

The limits of ChatGPT for scriptwriting

A paper co-authored by experts at Penn Engineering found that ChatGPT’s overzealous content moderation could potentially limit artistic expression.

Ian Scheffler

What can polls tell us in 2024?
The American flag as an opinion poll with percentages.

Image: Gracia Lam for OMNIA

What can polls tell us in 2024?

John Lapinski, the Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science and director of the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, talks polling in this presidential election year.

From Omnia