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  • New Ronald O. Perelman Center looks to the future while preserving the past

    For the first time, the School of Arts and Sciences’ departments of Political Science and Economics will coexist in the same building.
    VIP group photo after cutting the ribbon
    Penn President Amy Gutmann (third from right) was joined at the Nov. 8 ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics by (from left to right) special guests Vicki Kennedy and Cindy McCain; Wharton undergraduate and graduate alumnus Ronald O. Perelman; alumna and award-winning journalist Andrea Mitchell; and Chair of the Board of Trustees David L. Cohen.

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025