Celebrating Lunar New Year A lion dancer gives instruction to one of the Penn Lions. Inside the frilly, pink and gold lion costume are two Penn students practicing a “stack,” where one dancer jumps on the other to give the appearance of a lion rearing on its hind paws. nocred Celebrating Lunar New Year With red envelopes, lion dances, and student performances, the Pan Asian Graduate Student Association rang in the Year of the Wood Dragon.
2018 alumnus Justin Watson seeking third Super Bowl ring Image: Kansas City Chiefs 2018 alumnus Justin Watson seeking third Super Bowl ring Watson is a wide receiver on the Kansas City Chiefs, who will take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Team LilyLoop is Neha Chelamkuri (front row left), Kylie Chang (front row middle), and Rima Chavali (front row right), who presented their business plan and fielded questions from a panel of expert judges from academia and industry. (Image: Courtesy of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management) LilyLoop wins the 2024 Y-Prize competition Biodegradable sensor tampons, wearable jewelry technology, and an app for timely tampon change reminders awarded LilyLoop the annual award.
‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’ Late 18th century portrait of banker Vakhatchand Jhaveri and his armed entourage, painted on the inner marble wall of the Jain temple Ajithnath Derasar in Ahmedabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of Sudev Sheth) Q&A ‘Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India’ A new book by Sudev Sheth, senior lecturer in history and international studies, looks at how the leaders of one of the most dominant early modern polities lost their grip over empire.
How friendship and finance bloom at Wharton’s Stevens Center Wharton students Sindi Banaj (left) and Maryem Bouatlaoui (right) with Gillian Bazelon (seated), Wharton senior associate director. (Image: Courtesy of The Stevens Center) How friendship and finance bloom at Wharton’s Stevens Center Sindi Banaj and Maryem Bouatlaoui bonded in friendship as they collaborated on a college finance app built by high school students, for high school students.
Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’ Image: iStock/prospective56 Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’ The latest from the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” looks into the business, psychology, and economy of resolutions in its “Fresh Start” episodes.
How common is common sense? How common is common sense? A straightforward question that, surprisingly, has yet to receive a definitive science-based answer. Now, PIK Professor Duncan Watts and co-author Mark Whiting of the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science present a new way to quantify common sense among both individuals and collectives. (Image: Courtesy of Mark Whiting) How common is common sense? Researchers from Penn develop a framework for quantifying common sense, findings address a critical gap in how knowledge is understood.
The Endangered Species Act at 50 (On homepage) River herring, also known as alewives, swim in a stream in Franklin, Maine. The fish were once headed for the endangered species list but have been making a comeback in some U.S. states. (Image: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) The Endangered Species Act at 50 Ahead of the anniversary, experts from four schools across the University share their thoughts on the landmark legislation.
Penn receives unrestricted $1M gift to ‘let the healing begin’ Stewart and Judith Colton. nocred Penn receives unrestricted $1M gift to ‘let the healing begin’ Judy and Stewart Colton, longtime supporters of Penn Medicine, give to show support for Interim President J. Larry Jameson and the University’s future
Art Matters: ‘Ava’ by Shirin Neshat nocred Art Matters Art Matters: ‘Ava’ by Shirin Neshat A new installment in the “Art Matters” series examines “Ava” by photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, on view at Perry World House.