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One-on-one with Jordan Obi
Jordan Obi, wearing her red Penn jersey, stands with her back to the basketball with a ball under her right arm.

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One-on-one with Jordan Obi

The fourth-year forward discusses her love of basketball, building team chemistry, being a quiet leader, her most memorable game, and her most interesting class.
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.
‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound
barbara earl thomas with seth parker woods

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‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound

A new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of work by artist Barbara Earl Thomas features cut-paper portraits reminiscent of stained glass and an immersive installation constructed with intricately cut material lit from behind.
Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 
students gathered on lawn under flowering trees

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Penn named a ‘top producer’ of 2023-24 Fulbright Scholars 

The U.S. Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “top producing institution” for the 2023-24 academic year, as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients selected.
25 years of ‘LOVE’
dramatic light on Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue on Penn’s caption.

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25 years of ‘LOVE’

The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.
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: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health
Taussia Boadi stands on the mezzaine of the Wharton Academic Research building, with the lobby seen below and a floor to ceiling piece of art in various shades of green behind her.

Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. 

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Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health

The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year
A lion dancer gives instruction to one of the Penn Lions. Inside the frilly, pink and gold lion costume are two Penn students

A lion dancer gives instruction to one of the Penn Lions. Inside the frilly, pink and gold lion costume are two Penn students practicing a “stack,” where one dancer jumps on the other to give the appearance of a lion rearing on its hind paws.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year

With red envelopes, lion dances, and student performances, the Pan Asian Graduate Student Association rang in the Year of the Wood Dragon.

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New dialogue series explores open expression and free speech
Sophia Rosenfeld and Beth Wenger sit on chairs on a wooden stage in front of a black board and a sign reading Penn Arts & Sciences, as Rosenfeld addresses the audience.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Beth S. Wenger then led historian Sophia Rosenfeld in a conversation examining the purpose, history, and challenges of open expression on campus. 

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New dialogue series explores open expression and free speech

The School of Arts & Sciences launched the “Living the Hard Promise” series with a conversation examining the purpose, history, and challenges of open expression across campus.

Kristen de Groot

FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation
Eugene Kiely and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003.

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FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation

Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation.
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