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Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns
Jing Jing Piriyalertsak stands in front of Perry World House.

Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns

    The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing.

    Kristen de Groot

    Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023
    five individual portraits in a composite

    The Academy of Arts and Sciences elected five Penn faculty this year, (left to right): (top) Mirjam Cvetič of the School of Arts & Sciences (SAS); Nader Engheta of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and SAS; and Vivian L. Gadsden of the Graduate School of Education and SAS; (bottom) Petra E. Todd of SAS, and E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine.

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    Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023

    Faculty from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Graduate School of Education, and Perelman School of Medicine are recognized this year for contributions to physics, engineering and technology, education, economics, and microbiology and immunology.

    Kristen de Groot , Louisa Shepard , Katherine Unger Baillie

    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference
    Will Atkins, Vicky Aquino, and students affix flower stickers to the new AAPI mural

    Vicky Aquino, associate director and the artist behind the mural, at its launch. This project was supported by the entire PAACH team and key members of University Life, including Associate Vice Provost Will Atkins (left).

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    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference

    A new mural in the ARCH building lobby represents and celebrates the diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders  

    Kristina Linnea García

    Art of the South Asian diaspora
    Four women stand in front of a stage

    From left to right, Aisha Khan, Arooj Aftab, Shahzia Sikander, and Fariha Khan at “The Artists’ Talk.”

    (Image: Ana Glassman)

    Art of the South Asian diaspora

    An event spearheaded by the Asian American Studies Program combined scholarship and artistic practice to showcase art of the South Asian diaspora as a contemporary American tradition.

    Kristina Linnea García

    The care they need, where they are
    shelter health workers at the front desk

    Undergraduates Sophie Gu, Julia Badolato, and Julie Elfishawy help Kiston Farquharson check out of the ICNA Relief SHAMS Clinic following his appointment. The Penn students are members of Shelter Health Outreach Program, a student club which, through a Projects for Progress award, is working with Penn Medicine physicians to provide primary care at SHAMS Clinic and mobile clinic sites around Philadelphia.

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    The care they need, where they are

    A team of undergrads and physicians are partnering with community clinics and other organizations as part of a Projects for Progress-supported program to offer medical care to people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Sonal Khullar on books, art, and ‘love in the stacks’
    Sonal Khullar inspects the flyleaf from 'Alice in Wonderland.'

    Sonal Khullar inspects the flyleaf of an illustrated copy of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ a favorite book from her childhood.

    (Image: Dan Horan.)

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    • Sonal Khullar on books, art, and ‘love in the stacks’

    The history of South Asian art professor discusses books, art, and love through her edited volume “Old Stacks, New Leaves: The Arts of the Book in South Asia.”

    Kristina Linnea García

    Celebrating Penn’s Named Scholarship Program in New York City
    Magill on stage with three students smiling

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    Celebrating Penn’s Named Scholarship Program in New York City

    President Liz Magill moderated a panel featuring three students who shared their unique paths to and extraordinary experiences at Penn, thanks to the University’s generous donor community.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Good Friday Agreement, 25 years later
    Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair and then taoiseach Bertie Ahern sign the Good Friday agreement 25 years ago.

    Then-U.K. prime minister Tony Blair (left) and then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern sign the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998. 

     (Image: Press Association via AP Images)

    Good Friday Agreement, 25 years later

    Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences looks back at the deal that brought peace to Northern Ireland.

    Kristen de Groot

    Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows
    a grid of four faces

    Four faculty have been awarded the prestigious 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship: (clockwise from upper left) Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School; and Heather K. Love, professor of English; Jennifer M. Morton, professor of philosophy; and Projit Bihari Mukharji, professor of history and sociology of science in the School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows

    PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Heather K. Love, Jennifer M. Morton, and Projit Bihari Mukharji of the School of Arts & Sciences have been awarded the prestigious fellowship.

    Louisa Shepard