Penn Electric Racing’s latest racecar On March 28, Penn Electric Racing unveiled their 2025 vehicle, REVX, during a launch ceremony on College Green. This marks the team’s 10th custom-designed car since its founding in 2013 and its most sophisticated to date.nocred Penn Electric Racing’s latest racecar Penn Electric Racing, the student-led Formula Society of Automotive Engineers electric team, debuted its latest electric race car, REVX, on College Green on March 28. This marks the team's 10th custom-designed car since its founding in 2013 and its most sophisticated to date. 3 min. read
MBA student uses AI to perfect class selection process Image: Eric Sucar News MBA student uses AI to perfect class selection process The CourseCast system created by Derek Gibbs informs MBA students what classes, on average, they’re likely to receive from Wharton’s unique course scheduling system.
‘Hacking’ data for insights and innovation (From left) Jackie Balanovsky, Glynn Boltman, Ki Joon Lee, and Geddy Lucier, all third-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences, work on their analysis of student loan complaint data during the 2025 PORES Hackathon.(Image: Courtesy of Andrew Arenge) ‘Hacking’ data for insights and innovation Penn student data science teams tackle large volumes of information as they compete for honors with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies. 3 min. read
Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education Lorea Peterson Redondo, who is working toward an MBA in the Wharton School and a master's in education policy in the Graduate School of Education.nocred Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education Peterson, a graduate student in the Wharton School and the Graduate School of Education who will graduate in May, hopes to bring lessons learned back to her hometown of Mexico City. 3 min. read
AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu. nocred AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large. 5 min. read
Who, What, Why: First-year Ayaan Jeraj awarded King Charles III Coronational Medal Image: Eric Sucar Who, What, Why: First-year Ayaan Jeraj awarded King Charles III Coronational Medal The Huntsman student, originally from Canada, was honored for his volunteer and community service work and his dedication to youth initiatives 2 min. read
AI Month at Penn Penn Engineering will host the second annual AI Month from April 1 to May 1. nocred AI Month at Penn The School of Engineering and Applied Science is hosting 2025 AI Month at Penn, a monthlong series of events throughout April dedicated to the theme “AI and Human Well-Being.” 4 min. read
Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach Image: Courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team Fran McCaffery named new men’s basketball coach The announcement marks a return to University City for McCaffery, who played three seasons for the Quakers and is a 1982 alumnus of the Wharton School. 2 min. read
A simple way to boost math progress “Our results showed that simple, low-cost nudges can help teachers support student progress in math,” says Penn psychology professor Angela Duckworth.nocred A simple way to boost math progress Researchers from Penn’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative and their collaborators conducted a megastudy to investigate whether low-cost nudges–informed by behavioral science–could help teachers accelerate student progress in math. 3 min. read
On the court with Stina Almqvist Image: Eric Sucar On the court with Stina Almqvist The Swedish fourth-year guard discusses adjusting to the American game, playing pro ball as a teenager, attending the Eagles parade, scoring 1,000 points, and what the future holds.