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2024-11-13

2024 Moelis Lecture

Ken Scott, community developer and president of Beech Companies, delivers the Moelis Lecture in conversation with Wendell Pritchett, former interim Penn president, provost, and current professor of law and education.

6:00 p.m.

Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34th St.

Robots are taking over low-skilled jobs—and changing votes

Automation is reducing job mobility for low-skilled workers, which can influence political preferences, according to research from Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim.

2024-11-20

PCIV Showcase

Pennovation Works and PCI Ventures bring together entrepreneurs, faculty, investors, and industry leaders for an evening of education and networking. Pennovation Works member companies will also be in attendance.

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Pennovation Center, 3401 Grays Ferry Ave.

Introducing the 2024-25 Conway Scholars

The $1 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation funds 15 merit students with financial need annually.

2024-11-16

Ben Folds

Ben Folds, a singer, songwriter, and pianist, makes his Penn Live Arts debut as part of Homecoming Weekend. Special guest Lindsey Kraft will open.

8:00 p.m.

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

Study of chemical exposure, dementia risk funded by $11M NIH grant

By poring over decades worth of data, researchers hope to better determine how pesticides, metals, and exposures to other elements impact Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Penn GSE, University of Guadalajara extend partnership to enhance literacy and civic engagement

The Universities are renewing a memorandum of understanding signed five years ago wherein they will jointly presenting at conferences, have students visit one another's institutions, and engage in combined research.

New study shows how the brain processes partisan information

Researchers from Annenberg, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, and Dartmouth College used fMRI data to explore how partisan messaging is processed in the brain.

2023-2024 Gittis Legal Clinics highlights

The Gittis Legal Clinics logged over 12,500 hours of legal services on cases for over 300 clients, both individuals and organizations.

2024-11-15

Climate and Plants

students sitting near class of 1968 garden

Part of the Climate Solutions for a Living World symposium, Doris Wagner of the Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center and Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action Michael Mann will discuss the role of plants in overcoming climate challenges.

1:30 p.m.

Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.