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    Streaming endures growing pains
    wall of screen icons streaming different content and a hand with a remote

    Streaming endures growing pains

    With several new contenders entering the streaming wars in the months ahead, faculty from Wharton and Cinema and Media Studies weigh in on the state of streaming and obstacles ahead.
    Five events to watch for in November
    Students examine Queen Puabi's Haddress through glass case

    Penn students examine Queen Puabi’s Headdress through a glass case at the 2018 Penn Museum Student Gala. (Image: Penn Museum)

    Five events to watch for in November

    On the calendar for November around campus: an art party at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Penn Museum's annual Student Gala, and much more.
    Rebound Liberia kicks into a new phase
    Three women standing in a hallway

    Oladunni Alomaja, Princess Aghayere, and Summer Kollie created Rebound Liberia to help young women find their voices—and help reverse some of the negative narratives about Liberia. 

    Rebound Liberia kicks into a new phase

    Rebound Liberia, awarded the President’s Engagement Prize in April, is preparing a girls’ youth basketball tournament for November.
    Five events to watch for in October
    Two costumed dancers at a Dia de Los Muertos event Costumed dancers perform for Dia de Los Muertos. (Photo courtesy: Penn Museum)

    Five events to watch for in October

    Penn Spectrum Weekend returns for the first time in three years, the Penn Museum gets festive for Dia de Los Muertos, and the Weitzman School celebrates design.
    The programming ethos
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    Aaron Roth, left, and Michael Kearns, right, discuss their new book “The Ethical Algorithm.”

    The programming ethos

    In a podcast conversation, Penn professors Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth, and Lisa Miracchi discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence.
    In memory of lives lost crossing the border
    Toe tags mapped on a wall

    “Hostile Terrain 94” (Photo: Hostile Terrain)

    In memory of lives lost crossing the border

    “Hostile Terrain,” a global project political art project, will surface at the Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Wolf Humanities Center, on Sept. 25-27.
    Fall into the arts
    Metal sculptures with lettering

    “Talking Continents” by Jaume Plensa. (Photo: ©Jaume Plensa, courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co)

    Fall into the arts

    An active time of year for the arts community, the University’s fall arts and culture offerings range from a sculpture exhibit from Jaume Plensa, at Arthur Ross Gallery, to a viewing garden along the Rail Park.
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