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    Articles from Brandon K. Baker
    Building a culture of voting
    Be a Voter banner hanging on Locust Walk.

    Penn Leads the Vote's "Be a Voter" banner hangs on Locust Walk.

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    Building a culture of voting

    Ahead of the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, Penn Leads the Vote applies a ‘reverse doorknocking’ strategy of campus partnerships to get out the vote.
    Making study abroad accessible
    Kristyn Palmiotto posing among flowers.

    Kristyn Palmiotto, executive director of Penn Abroad.

    (Image: Eric Sucar)

    Making study abroad accessible

    Kristyn Palmiotto was named executive director of Penn Abroad in the fall. Here, she discusses what’s next for the program and her journey to the University.
    Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia
    Group of people huddled together in front of a mural.

    Attendees of the Lauder Institute’s LIV trip to Georgia pose in front of the Russian Georgian Friendship Monument, erected by the Soviet Union in 1983 in northern Georgia. 

    (Image: The Lauder Institute)

    Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia

    As part of the Lauder Institute’s Lauder Intercultural Ventures program, graduate students traveled to Georgia, to the Russian border, and beyond, learning about wine, language, historical reckonings, and more. 
    2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?
    Sonura team

    Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development.

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    2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now?

    Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, the winners—now alumni—discuss their progress. 
    Oscars predictions 2024
    Barbie and Oppenheimer advertisements on a theater.

    Advertisements for the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” in Los Angeles.

    (Image: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    Oscars predictions 2024

    Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve of Cinema & Media Studies offers predictions for the screenplay categories.
    What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab
    Sun shades attached to building windows.

    The sun shades on the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology.

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    What’s That? Sun shades at the Vagelos Lab

    The shades account for solar geometry to make for an eye-catching view from the east and west—all while reducing energy usage.
    Ukrainian artistry and resilience
    Dakhabraka posing by stone archway.

    DakhaBrakha, a musical quartet from Ukraine, will perform on March 3 at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

    (Image: Andriy Petryna)

    Ukrainian artistry and resilience

    Through “Ukraine: The Edge of Freedom,” Penn Live Arts presents performances that uplift the culture of a nation during a time of war.
    Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures
    Vibrantly colored paintings on display in a gallery.

    A gallery view of “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art through June 2.

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    Spring 2024 ICA exhibitions interrogate histories, imagine futures

    “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” “Entryways: Nontsikelelo Mutiti,” and “Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea” make up the Spring 2024 lineup in the galleries of the Institute of Contemporary Art.
    Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez
    Jo Perez smiles and poses in Asia Gallery in museum.

    Jo Tiongson-Perez inside the Asia section of the Penn Museum. 

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    Who, What, Why: Jo Tiongson-Perez

    Through a Sachs Arts grant, Jo Tiongson-Perez of the Penn Museum co-authored a compilation of mostly Indigenous folktales from the Philippines. 
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