Amanda Mott manages media relations related to the Office of the Executive Vice President which includes facilities and real estate, Penn’s Climate Action Plan, student financial services, business services, campus housing and dining, and the endowment. In addition, she covers Commencement and Penn Global including Perry World House, the Penn Wharton China Center, and the Penn Biden Center.
Penn receives naming gift for new Student Performing Arts Center
A landmark gift from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt will name the Platt Student Performing Arts Center, which will provide 38,700 square feet of dynamic, flexible space for student performances and rehearsals.
(Top row) Jackie Einstein Astrof, Calvin Bland, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes; (middle row) James H. Greene, Susan T. Marx, and Jodi L. Miller; (bottom row) Ian A. Seltzer, Liz Theoharis, and Herman Beavers.
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Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
On Nov. 7, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and Herman Beavers will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Nursing dean Antonia Villarruel’s appointment extended
Villarruel’s appointment as the dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will be extended for an additional two years, through June 30, 2028.
University of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sign a cooperative AI advising agreement
The partnership leverages Penn’s faculty experts and leadership to support AI policy and provide the Commonwealth with expertise related to AI organizational strategy, risk assessment, and governance.
Sanya Carley is the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School of Design and the Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
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Sanya Carley appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action
Carley is an expert on energy policy, affordability, and transition.
Ritesh Agarwal (left), Srinivasa Ramanujan Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering, and Douglas Jerolmack, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.
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Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows
Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Engineering have been elected by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the field.
A rendering of the Edward W. Kane Theatre by Steven Holl Architects. The new Penn Live Arts theatre will boast an orchestra pit, a state-of-the-art fly system, and deep stage design.
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Penn receives $5M gift for new theatre
A recent gift from alumnus Ed Kane and Marty Wallace dedicates the new proscenium theatre for student performing arts.
The Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship of Jewish Studies will provide support for eminent scholars in the field, facilitating research and educational opportunities that might have otherwise been out of reach.
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Two leadership gifts elevate Jewish Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences
A pair of gifts from Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt will establish an endowed professorship and create a program fund for graduate support in the Jewish Studies Program that will advance scholarship, community engagement, and global impact.
The gift to Penn’s Institute for Urban Research will support a co-director position and a postdoctoral fellowship, enhancing the Institute’s ability to address timely urban opportunities and challenges.
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Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally
The funds will support the Institute for Urban Research’s advancement of research, education, and policy solutions for cities.
