Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction (On homepage): The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, pictured in July 2023, features innovative sunshades designed to increase daylighting while blocking approximately 40% of light. A similar design of shades was recently used in London’s U.S. embassy building. nocred Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction Ahead of the arrival of students, summer on campus bustles with construction teams advancing various building projects and maintenance work. Here, a look at what’s happening now.
A brief illustrated guide to ‘scissors congruence’—an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research The Conversation A brief illustrated guide to ‘scissors congruence’—an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research Ph.D. candidate Maxine Calle and Mona Merling of the School of Arts & Sciences explain the definition and history of the mathematical concept of “scissors congruence.” ‘I didn’t have it in my bag before’: Incoming Penn students say carrying Narcan is shaping their outlook on medicine WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘I didn’t have it in my bag before’: Incoming Penn students say carrying Narcan is shaping their outlook on medicine Penn Medicine welcomed a new class of 157 first-year medical students with a hands-on orientation for administering naloxone, a life-saving medication used to help reverse opioid overdoses. A sweet treat on a hot summer day nocred A sweet treat on a hot summer day President Liz Magill hosted an ice cream social for the Penn community on Thursday afternoon, drawing faculty, staff, and students together on College Green. What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Image: iStock/Leberus What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Doctoral candidate in the Annenberg School for Communication Sophie Maddocks addresses the growing problem of image-based sexual abuse. Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past. In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn France 24 In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn Sophie Maddocks of the Annenberg School for Communication says that the rise of AI-generated and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman’s image or likeness without her consent. Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities. Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark nocred Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark Penn Today catches up with doctoral candidates from the $30 million initiative’s inaugural cohort. This upcoming academic year, the program will welcome its third class of fellows. Celebrating a stellar year at Penn nocred Celebrating a stellar year at Penn A new video offers a glimpse into the 2022-2023 academic year. Load More
‘I didn’t have it in my bag before’: Incoming Penn students say carrying Narcan is shaping their outlook on medicine WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘I didn’t have it in my bag before’: Incoming Penn students say carrying Narcan is shaping their outlook on medicine Penn Medicine welcomed a new class of 157 first-year medical students with a hands-on orientation for administering naloxone, a life-saving medication used to help reverse opioid overdoses. A sweet treat on a hot summer day nocred A sweet treat on a hot summer day President Liz Magill hosted an ice cream social for the Penn community on Thursday afternoon, drawing faculty, staff, and students together on College Green. What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Image: iStock/Leberus What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Doctoral candidate in the Annenberg School for Communication Sophie Maddocks addresses the growing problem of image-based sexual abuse. Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past. In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn France 24 In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn Sophie Maddocks of the Annenberg School for Communication says that the rise of AI-generated and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman’s image or likeness without her consent. Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities. Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark nocred Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark Penn Today catches up with doctoral candidates from the $30 million initiative’s inaugural cohort. This upcoming academic year, the program will welcome its third class of fellows. Celebrating a stellar year at Penn nocred Celebrating a stellar year at Penn A new video offers a glimpse into the 2022-2023 academic year. Load More
A sweet treat on a hot summer day nocred A sweet treat on a hot summer day President Liz Magill hosted an ice cream social for the Penn community on Thursday afternoon, drawing faculty, staff, and students together on College Green.
What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Image: iStock/Leberus What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI? Doctoral candidate in the Annenberg School for Communication Sophie Maddocks addresses the growing problem of image-based sexual abuse.
Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain The history Ph.D. candidate’s work traces the evolution of the ideas, institutions, and images of poverty in early modern Spain and highlights how much of the current debates on poverty echo those of the past.
In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn France 24 In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn Sophie Maddocks of the Annenberg School for Communication says that the rise of AI-generated and deepfake porn normalizes the use of a woman’s image or likeness without her consent. Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities. Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark nocred Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark Penn Today catches up with doctoral candidates from the $30 million initiative’s inaugural cohort. This upcoming academic year, the program will welcome its third class of fellows. Celebrating a stellar year at Penn nocred Celebrating a stellar year at Penn A new video offers a glimpse into the 2022-2023 academic year.
Seeing disability differently Image: Holly Stapleton Seeing disability differently Scholars are trying to understand—and change—how the world works for people with disabilities.
Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark nocred Presidential Ph.D. Fellows are making their mark Penn Today catches up with doctoral candidates from the $30 million initiative’s inaugural cohort. This upcoming academic year, the program will welcome its third class of fellows.
Celebrating a stellar year at Penn nocred Celebrating a stellar year at Penn A new video offers a glimpse into the 2022-2023 academic year.