Challenging the boundaries of STEM Cynthia Dahl of Penn Carey Law, Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School, Della Jenkins of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Mecky Pohlschröder of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on a panel for the 2024 Women in STEM Symposium. nocred Challenging the boundaries of STEM Female faculty and staff from the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and Penn Carey Law shared how they integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into their work.
2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development. nocred 2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, the winners—now alumni—discuss their progress.
37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award. nocred 37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Fels Public Policy in Practice series from his office in Washington, D.C. (Image: Courtesy of Fels Institute of Government) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels Buttigieg’s discussion with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale was part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.
Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, FRES Senior Vice President Anne Papageorge, Interim President J. Larry Jameson, and AES Senior Director of Origination Walter Crenshaw cut a ribbon to celebrate the operation of the Great Cove I and II solar facilities. nocred Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania Solar production has begun at the Great Cove I and II facilities in central Pennsylvania, the equivalent of powering 70% of the electricity demand from Penn’s academic campus and health system in the Philadelphia area.
Open expression and the role of universities The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities. nocred Open expression and the role of universities The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities.
‘Politicians in robes’: How a sharp right turn imperiled trust in the Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (front right), stands with other members of the Supreme Court before President Biden’s annual State of the Union address, on Capitol Hill, on March 7, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Image: Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images) ‘Politicians in robes’: How a sharp right turn imperiled trust in the Supreme Court The Court’s shift, capped by the 2022 Dobbs ruling, polarized views of and levels of trust in the Supreme Court along partisan lines for the first time in decades.
Penn’s ‘philosophers in residence’ engage Philadelphia youth with the hard questions Fourth-year Ph.D. student Jacqueline Wallis, middle, facilitated an exercise during Philosophy Club after school at the Academy at Palumbo, with high school students Leila Salama, left, and Marty Signes, right. nocred Penn’s ‘philosophers in residence’ engage Philadelphia youth with the hard questions Ph.D. students Jacqueline Wallis and Afton Greco are embedded at the Academy at Palumbo in South Philadelphia, where they give philosophy lessons on curriculum-relevant topics and run an after-school Philosophy Club.
First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award Britain’s Prince William presents an award to Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati, a first-year student at the University of Pennsylvania from Oman, during the Diana Legacy Award, at the Science Museum in London, on March 14, 2024. (Image: Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP) First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award Korisepati, a student in the Hunstman Program at Penn, accepted the 2024 Diana Legacy Award from the Prince of Wales at a ceremony held March 14.
Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians Gwyn Roberts (fourth from right) for three decades has been the director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles. (Image: Courtesy of Tempesta di Mare) Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Gwyn Roberts, director of Penn’s Early Music Ensembles, on 18th century female musicians A Penn student choir and Roberts’ baroque orchestra will perform a Vivaldi oratorio premiered by women and girls in Venice 300 years ago.