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.
The Wharton School establishes Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative
In an initiative that includes strategic investment in artificial intelligence research and teaching, Wharton announces the first business school collaboration with OpenAI.
(Left to right) Penn GSE’s Vicki Swanson, Hongyang Zhao, and Toby Johnson share how their how community engagements deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.
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A shared passion for community engagement
The Graduate School of Education helps students put their knowledge into practice through community engagement. Three soon-to-be graduates speak with Penn Today about how their service enabled them to deepen their connection with West Philadelphia.
Presidential Assistant Professor of Music Tyshawn Sorey has been awarded a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith).”
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Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music
The Presidential Assistant Professor of Music in the School of Arts & Sciences has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his musical composition “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith).”
(Top left to right) Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar of Jochi; Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat for Educate to Empower. (Bottom left to right) Catherine Hood, Anooshey Ikhlas, and Brianna Aguilar for Presby Addiction Care Program.
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Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced
Three prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.
Patricia M. Ruiz joins the Wellness team as executive director of Student Health and Counseling
Ruiz, a certified advanced practice nurse with expertise in college health, will lead the student-facing clinical team and will oversee the medical care and behavioral health services.
Kate Fitzsimmons (center) a third-year student in the Nursing School warms up practicing with the dancers of Strictly Funk, a student club who perform hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, and free-style
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Curtains up on spring student shows
Hours of preparation go into dozens of student performances, a highlight of the thriving performing arts scene on campus.
Physician, biologist, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee.
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Physician, researcher, best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee to speak at Penn’s 268th Commencement
At the Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 20, Mukherjee will receive an honorary doctor of sciences degree, along with the other 2024 Penn honorary degree recipients.
