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    Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
    Devdyuti Paul rests against a pillar in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library

    People need art, Paul says. “It’s life-changing. It’s a way for people to feel catharsis.”

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    • Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul

    In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

    Kristina Linnea García

    At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’
    The class of 2028 on Franklin Field during Convocation for the Class of 2028.

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    At Convocation, a call to ‘come together’

    The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Building the Penn community at NSO
    Penn students looking excited in The Palestra.

    First-year Penn students gathered at The Palestra on Aug. 22, 2024, for the “Building the Penn Community” event, part of New Student Orientation.

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    Building the Penn community at NSO

    New Student Orientation introduced the first-ever “Building the Penn Community” event during Penn Spirit Day on Thursday, Aug. 22.
    Students arrive for Move-In 2024
    Students and parents on Penn’s campus on Move-In day 2024.

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    Students arrive for Move-In 2024

    Nearly 6,000 students are moving into the 13 College Houses this week.

    Louisa Shepard

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    Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities
    Two college students lean over a table to talk with elementary school students

    Penn students and district staff with students at Lea Elementary.

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    Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities

    A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college
    Move-In coordinators gather signs to put around Penn’s campus.

    Penn’s Move-In Coordinator Program operates out of Residential & Hospitality Services, and staffed by 49 second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students.

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    Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college

    Forty-eight second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students will be on the ground during Move-In to assist approximately 6,000 new and returning Quakers.
    Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing
    Jiayi Pang, seated wearing a white lab coat, uses a pipette to fill a test tube as her mentor looks on

    Jiayi Pang uses a pipette to fill a tube with the precise amount of rosemary extract as her mentor, Emmanuel Rapp, looks on. 

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    Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing

    Jiayi Pang, a rising third-year majoring in cell and molecular biology, is studying rosemary's therapeutic effects on skin.

    Kristina Linnea García

    What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery
    John Pollack standing in front of Rittenhouse Orrery

    Penn Libraries curator John Pollack with the Rittenhouse Orrery.

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    What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery

    The Rittenhouse Orrery is a nearly intact 18th-century mechanical model of the solar system, demonstrating the motions of the planets and their satellites around the sun, built by astronomer David Rittenhouse.

    Louisa Shepard

    Move-In primer 2024
    Penn students and volunteers on Locust Walk during Move-In.

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    Move-In primer 2024

    Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses and participating in orientation Aug. 19-26

    Louisa Shepard

    Summer construction in full swing on campus
    Quadrangle building exterior with cranes outside of it.

    A construction crew works outside of the Quadrangle, which recently finished phase one of a three-phase renovation. 

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    Summer construction in full swing on campus

    Before student Move-In, construction teams work to advance building projects and conduct maintenance. Facilities & Real Estate Services offers updates on a few projects.
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