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The hidden geometry of learning: Neural networks think alike
Artificial intelligence of modern technology represented by a brain in laptop.

Image: iStock/jossnatu

The hidden geometry of learning: Neural networks think alike

New research by Penn engineers illuminates the inner workings of neural networks, opening the possibility of developing hyper-efficient algorithms that could classify images in a fraction of the time.

From Penn Engineering Today

Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural
Celebration mural.

Artist Sam Maitin created his "Celebration" mural specifically for this space in the Annenberg School for Communication.

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Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural

The artist known as Philadelphia’s “Mayor of the Arts” created the 17 colorful, playful pieces specifically for the Annenberg School for Communication.
‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’
A stage with three chairs, two tables, and a blank screen; Bauermeister and Patton look on as Cogburn speaks.

Bauermeister (left) and Patton (right) look on as Cogburn speaks at the recent lecture “Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?”

(Image: Michael Fisher)

‘Can Technology Spark Joy and Imagination?’

In the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial lecture hosted by Penn Nursing, Desmond Upton Patton and Courtney D. Cogburn discussed how social media and AI might foster well-being.

Kristina García

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
elementary age students with teacher

(On homepage) Patty Fox, a summer 2023 literacy teacher in the Office of School and Community Engagement works with students as part of the Graduate School of Education's summer academic program at the Lea School.

(Image: Joe McFetridge/courtesy of Penn GSE)

Investing in future teachers and educational leaders

The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.

Sarah Punderson

Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election
A group of migrants along the Mexico-California border show their identification to U.S. Border Patrol agents, with brown mountains in the background and the sun about to rise, giving a spot of light in an overcast sky.

U.S. Border Patrol agents with migrants seeking asylum, mainly from Colombia, China, and Ecuador, in a makeshift, mountainous campsite after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States on Feb. 2, 2024, near Jacumba, California. 

(Image: AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Immigration policy and the 2024 presidential election

An April 2 symposium will bring together policy analysts, immigration scholars, and representatives of nonprofit advocacy organizations to discuss immigration policies and their impact.

Kristen de Groot

What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 
A person in a suit and button-down shirt sitting on a stairwell landing, smiling. The intricate white stairwell and a brick wall behind it are to the person's right.

Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School.

What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 

Research led by Michael Platt uncovers the neural pathways for primate reciprocity, social support, and empathy.