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    A conversation with Penn Forward’s Global Opportunity and New Markets co-chairs
    Megan Ryerson and Zeke Emanuel together next to Perry World House.

    Megan Ryerson and Ezekiel Emanuel, co-chairs of the Global Opportunity and New Markets working group for Penn Forward, together at Perry World House. 

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    A conversation with Penn Forward’s Global Opportunity and New Markets co-chairs

    In a Q&A with Ezekiel Emanuel and Megan Ryerson, co-chairs of the Global Opportunity and New Markets working group for Penn Forward, the duo discuss the charge of their group, where they are in the process, and leaning into global engagement.

    5 min. read

    Tom Murphy is leading Operational Transformation at Penn. Here’s his approach
    Tom Murphy posing on Locust Walk.

    Tom Murphy, senior vice president and chief transformation officer, is chair of the Operational Transformation working group for Penn Forward, Penn’s strategic initiative to reshape how the University fulfills its missions of education, research, and service in a rapidly changing world.

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    Tom Murphy is leading Operational Transformation at Penn. Here’s his approach

    In a Q&A, Tom Murphy, who leads the Operational Transformation working group, one of six Penn Forward teams, discusses his approach to leading change in non-academic areas of Penn.

    5 min. read

    Inspiring interest in water quality at Cobbs Creek
    Two people in waders in Cobbs Creek getting water samples.

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    Inspiring interest in water quality at Cobbs Creek

    Faculty and staff, high school and Penn students, and community members are working together to collect and analyze the most detailed water quality data to date at the West Philadelphia stream.

    4 min. read

    A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats
    Grade school drummers in music class.

    A West Philadelphia High School student practices the drum as part of a July summer program in partnership with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and nonprofit Musicopia. 

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    A summer of student enrichment, from big ideas to bold beats

    The Netter Center for Community Partnerships finished its summer of programming for West Philadelphia students, impacting 640 students and six University-Assisted Community Schools.

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    Philly high schoolers imagine their futures through a Penn GSE summer program
    Instructor and student gaze at spider in a container.

    Adina Goldstein, top left, alongside Philadelphia high school students, examines a spider during a session with the School of Veterinary Medicine.

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    Philly high schoolers imagine their futures through a Penn GSE summer program

    The Academy at Penn, a five-year program in partnership with nonprofit Foundations, Penn Graduate School of Education, and the School District of Philadelphia, kicked off this summer with programming that empowered adolescents to assess their skills and imagine what’s possible for their careers.

    4 min. read

    A year in photos and videos

    A year in photos and videos

    Penn Today’s visual review of the 2024-25 academic year highlights the innovation, community outreach, individual milestones, and collective celebration.

    Penn Today Staff

    1 min. read

    Mark Dingfield named executive vice president at Penn
    Mark Dingfield.

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    Mark Dingfield named executive vice president at Penn

    As executive vice president, Dingfield will oversee Penn’s business and administrative operations, including finance, investments, human resources, information technology, facilities and real estate services, audit, public safety, and more.

    2 min. read

    Designing cleaner, greener concrete
    Masoud Akbarzadeh holding up one of the fabricated materials.

    The Polyhedral Structures Laboratory is housed at the Pennovation Center and brings together designers, engineers, and computer scientists to reimagine the built world. Using graphic statics, a method where forces are mapped as lines, they design forms that balance compression and tension. These result in structures that use far fewer materials while remaining strong and efficient.

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    Designing cleaner, greener concrete

    Penn engineers, materials scientists, and designers have developed a 3D-printed concrete solution based on diatomaceous earth that has enhanced carbon capture, is stronger, and uses fewer materials like cement.

    6 min. read

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