What happens to a ‘college town’ when the college closes? In Vermont, a wealthy liquor magnate has a vision
Anthony Sorrentino of the Office of the Executive Vice President likens the precarity facing rural college towns that have lost their college to the aftermath of a coal mine or factory closing.
Penn president J. Larry Jameson gets the ‘interim’ removed from his title and a term extension
J. Larry Jameson will serve as Penn’s president through June 2027, featuring remarks from board chair Ramanan Raghavendran.
Kayla Gay, who teaches middle school in Northwest Philadelphia, spent the summer learning about lab techniques that she can bring back to her classroom.
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From lab to classroom: The Center for Engineering MechanoBiology
“I am confident that our University’s future is bright as we prioritize our core values of excellence, freedom of inquiry and expression, and respect,” says Penn President J. Larry Jameson. “I am deeply committed to this extraordinary institution, and it is an honor to serve as Penn’s President.”
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Penn Board of Trustees votes to appoint J. Larry Jameson President and extend his term through June 2027
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On the court with Stina Almqvist
Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lance Freeman, of the Weitzman School of Design and the School of Arts & Sciences, studies how people interact with the built environment.
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Changing neighborhoods, changing times
China’s high-speed bullet trains like this one at a station in Beijing are a significant factor in boosting electric vehicle sales, a new research paper says.
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Tracing the connections between Chinese high-speed rail and electric vehicle sales
Measles is unlike other viruses: What to know about long-term complications
E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine says that relearning viral immunity can lead people to be especially prone to other infections right after measles.
If you think the current outlook is bad, just wait until the White House can’t find anyone to buy its debt, warns Ray Dalio
Joao Gomes of the Wharton School says that traditional buyers of U.S. national debt, such as China and Japanese investors, are beginning to sell the debt instead.
Google’s Gemini robotics AI model reaches into the physical world
A team of roboticists at Penn showed that “jailbreaks” can cause AI models to misbehave, with unexpected and serious consequences when the model operates a robot.