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Move-In 2023: By the Numbers
Students and volunteers outside a dorm on Move-In day.

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Move-In 2023: By the Numbers

With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the campus Move-In experience.
Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand
Allison Oakes examining a cat.

Allison Oakes examines a cat at the Bangkok clinic.

(Image: Claire Clemens)

Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand

This summer, 14 students from the School of Veterinary Medicine traveled to Thailand to spay and neuter cats and dogs for owners who would otherwise be unable to afford the procedures.

Liana F. Wait

Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction
vagelos laboratory exterior

(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.

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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

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.”

A sweet treat on a hot summer day
Liz Magill and others scooping ice cream for a crowd on College Green.

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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. 

Lauren Hertzler

What is deepfake porn and why is it thriving in the age of AI?
Hands typing on a laptop in the dark.

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.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Who, What, Why: Rich Lizardo on poverty in early modern Spain
Rich Lizardo sits on concrete stairs in front of greenery on Penn campus.

History Ph.D. candidate Rich Lizardo.

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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.

Kristen de Groot