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Life advice from Aristotle
Fresco titled “The School of Aristotle”

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Life advice from Aristotle

A new book by Philosophy’s Susan Sauvé Meyer gives tips from the philosopher’s “Nicomachean Ethics” on how to live well in any age.

Susan Ahlborn

Penn scientists reflect on one year of ChatGPT
Panel on ChatGPT.

Caption: René Vidal, at the podium, introduces the event "ChatGPT turns one: How is generative AI reshaping science?" Bhuvnesh Jain, left at the table, moderated the discussion with Sudeep Bhatia, Konrad Kording, Andrew Zahrt, and Nick Pangakis. 

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Penn scientists reflect on one year of ChatGPT

The Data Driven Discovery Initiative hosted an interdisciplinary panel discussion with Penn researchers in chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, and political science.
Breaking bread while breaking barriers
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Breaking bread while breaking barriers

Penn’s two newly announced programs—Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences—strive to encourage dialogue, build connections, and bring people together in conversations over shared meals.

Kristen de Groot

Catherine Seavitt’s transdisciplinary approach to landscape architecture
Catherine Seavitt.

Catherine Seavitt, professor and chair of Landscape Architecture at the Weitzman School.

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Catherine Seavitt’s transdisciplinary approach to landscape architecture

The Weitzman School’s chair of Landscape Architecture discusses her influences and inspirations on her work as an architect and landscape architect.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Weitzman’s Sarah Lopez on migration, architectural history, ethnography, and urban and spatial justice
Sarah Lopez.

The Weitzman School’s Sarah Lopez, associate professor of city and regional planning.

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Weitzman’s Sarah Lopez on migration, architectural history, ethnography, and urban and spatial justice

The architectural historian and migration scholar is part of the Department of Historic Preservation as well as the Department of City & Regional Planning, focusing on both the material and social connections of labor between Mexico and the U.S.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history
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Penn’s ‘long tradition’ as a center for the study of African American history

New hires like Marcia Chatelain and Vaughn Booker in Africana Studies and William Sturkey in the History Department are bolstering Penn’s position as one of the best places for the field of African American history.

Kristen de Groot

The economy and you
Stock market icons and daily life images.

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The economy and you

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.

From Knowledge at Wharton

How cell developmental biology fits into the future of medicine
Ben Stanger in a lab.

Ben Stanger, the Hanna Wise Professor in Cancer Research.

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How cell developmental biology fits into the future of medicine

Ben Stanger, the Hanna Wise Professor in Cancer Research and professor of medicine and cell and developmental biology, discusses his research and publishing his first book, ‘From One Cell: A Journey into Life’s Origins and the Future of Medicine.’

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