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At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes
Robert Gerard Pietrusko’a installation ”A Satellite Symphony.”

Robert Gerard Pietrusko collaborated on the installation ”A Satellite Symphony,” which explores how satellites frame how we understand the Earth itself; the viewing structure is constructed from trees from the Veneto region downed by storms.

(Image: Gaia Cambiaggi / Studio Campo)

At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

Several Weitzman School of Design faculty and students will exhibit at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition.

From the Weitzman School of Design

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

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Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education
Jeffrey Kallberg; Keven Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; John MacDonald; and Beth A. Winkelstein.

(From left) Interim Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music History Jeffrey Kallberg; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; professor of criminology John MacDonald; and Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.

(Image: Brooke Sietinsons)

Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Penn professor and colleages develop Aurora AI
Satellite image of Hurricane Helene, 2006

Image: Courtesy of NASA’s Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory

Penn professor and colleages develop Aurora AI

Penn professor Paris Perdikaris and collaborators developed Aurora, a machine-learning model that has predictive capabilities for air quality, ocean waves, tropical cyclone tracks, and weather.

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Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained
Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price.

Sashank Prasad (left), chief of Neurology at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Raymond Price, chief of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained

Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price have collaborated for years on an online quiz-show to teach uncommon neurological conditions for Penn Medicine students, and have introduced the program to other institutions as well.

From Penn Medicine News

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Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.
Lillian Miller and Irina Marinov

Lillian Miller (left) graduated as a chemistry and environmental scieces double major in May. This summer, she returns to begin her graduate training in Irina Marinov’s (right), where researchers use big data and computational techniques to make better climate models.

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Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.

Lillian Miller, a May graduate from the College, will begin graduate studies in the laboratory of Irina Marinov this summer, where she is leveraging big data to tackle ocean and climate-focused research.

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Penn Nursing’s Julie A. Fairman elected to American Philosophical Society

Penn Nursing’s Julie A. Fairman elected to American Philosophical Society

Fairman is one of 37 other individuals recognized for their outstanding achievements in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and technology, as well as leadership in industry, higher education, and nonprofit administration. The Emerita Nightingale Professor in Nursing is only the second nurse to be elected to the APS.

AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
Aerial shot of Amy Guttman Hall

Bhuvnesh Jain of the School of Arts & Sciences has teamed up with PIK University Professor René Vidal of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science to create the AI x Science Fellowship offering postdoctoral researchers across the University opportunities to collaborate across disciplines.

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AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

Bhuvnesh Jain and René Vidal have teamed up to create the AI x Science Fellowship, which builds on the thriving postdoctoral program of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration among researchers across the University.

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American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health
(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra.

(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra of Penn Dental’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH).

(Image: Kevin Monko)

American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health

The groundbreaking program will provide evidence-informed guidelines in real time to support patient care and advance public health.

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