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Computer Users Circumvent Password Security With Workarounds, Penn Led Study Shows

    • Computer Users Circumvent Password Security With Workarounds, Penn Led Study Shows

    When workers and organizations circumvent computer passwords and security rules, they unwittingly open the door to hackers, according to a study co-authored by Ross Koppel, an adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Jacquie Posey

    Cosmologists at Penn Weigh Cosmic Filaments and Voids

    • Cosmologists at Penn Weigh Cosmic Filaments and Voids

    Cosmologists have established that much of the stuff of the universe is made of dark matter, a mysterious, invisible substance that can’t be directly detected but which exerts a gravitational pull on surrounding objects.

    Evan Lerner

    Penn Junior Ariel Koren Wins Truman Scholarship

    • Penn Junior Ariel Koren Wins Truman Scholarship

    Ariel Koren, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a merit-based award for college students who plan to pursue graduate or professional degrees to prepare for careers in government or public service.

    Jacquie Posey

    Penn’s Al Filreis Inducted Into Minerva Academy, Honored as an ‘Educational Innovator’

    • Penn’s Al Filreis Inducted Into Minerva Academy, Honored as an ‘Educational Innovator’

    Al Filreis, an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been inducted as one of 14 founding members into the Minerva Academy, an honorary institution dedicated to promoting and rewarding extraordinary advancements and innovation in higher education around the world.

    Jacquie Posey

    Expanding Minds, Improving Language Skills ‘at Home’ at Penn

    • Expanding Minds, Improving Language Skills ‘at Home’ at Penn

    The classroom is not the only place at the University of Pennsylvania where a student can learn a language. Gregory College House’s residential modern languages program offers five “language houses” where students can enjoy new cultural experiences and improve their language proficiency.

    Jeanne Leong