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    The brain in the machine
    robot arm holding a cup of coffee

    The brain in the machine

    Insights into how computers learn, the current challenges of artificial intelligence research, and what the future holds for how machines might shape society in the future.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    The human driver
    self driving car

    The human driver

    As the ability to harness the power of artificial intelligence grows, so does the need to consider the difficult decisions and trade-offs humans make all the time about privacy, bias, ethics, and safety.

    Gwyneth K. Shaw

    The Class of 2023 moves in
    amy zhou moves in to the quad

    Amy Zhou and her father Yongquan navigate the entrance to Fisher Hassenfeld with a wheeled cart full of belongings.

    The Class of 2023 moves in

    On Aug. 21, the newest cohort of Quakers arrived on campus. Of all 2,400 incoming first-year students, nearly one-third arrived for Penn’s official Move-In day.
    Penn remembers and celebrates Toni Morrison
    Amy Gutmann and Toni Morrison seated on stage with flags behind them Toni Morrison appears on stage with University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann in 2012. Morrison was awarded the Trustees' Council of Women's Beacon Award.

    Penn remembers and celebrates Toni Morrison

    The Penn community recalls the life and legacy of renowned author and teacher Toni Morrison, H‘88.
    When a fix for one vision problem causes another
    A person sitting in front of a computer and a machine that tests vision.

    The lab of neuroscientist Johannes Burge (above) focuses on how the human visual system processes the images that fall on the back of the eye. This line of work, closely related to a 100-year-old illusion called the Pulfrich effect, could have serious public safety and public health implications.

    When a fix for one vision problem causes another

    Aging diminishes the ability of the eyes to focus up close. New Penn research reports that monovision, a common prescription lens correction to mitigate this issue, can cause dramatic misperceptions of depth and 3D direction for objects in motion.

    Michele W. Berger

    ‘Smart aviary’ poised to break new ground in behavioral research
    outside the smart aviary

    ‘Smart aviary’ poised to break new ground in behavioral research

    A collaboration that has brought together biologists, engineers, and physicists to study the reproductive behavior of birds using machine learning in a custom-built aviary at Pennovation Works.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Class of 2019 Ivy Day Ceremony and awardees
    Anea Moore, Calvary Rogers, Savi Joshi, Ryan Leone, Julia Pan, Michael B. Krone, Candida Alfaro, and Aren Raisinghani

    From left to right: Anea Moore, Calvary Rogers, Savi Joshi, Ryan Leone, Julia Pan, Michael B. Krone, Candida Alfaro, and Aren Raisinghani, recipients of the 2019 Senior Honor Awards.

    Class of 2019 Ivy Day Ceremony and awardees

    On Saturday, May 18, the Class of 2019 celebrated its Ivy Day Ceremony during Alumni Weekend, continuing the 146-year tradition by honoring students for their achievements and contributions to the Penn community.
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