In Principle and Practice

Squire Booker appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Through his work as an interdisciplinary chemist, Booker has has made advancements in human health and innovative new treatments of disease.

Dean Katharine Strunk looking ahead in front of the GSE building.

Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment

Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.

Ramón Méndez Galain at Carnot Prize ceremony.

Ten years in, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy is ‘just getting started’

Through grants, awards, events, publications, a podcast, and more, the Center provides resources and a central hub for researchers across Penn tackling the energy transition.

Timothy Rommen appointed vice provost for the arts at Penn

The Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, Rommen will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.

Dahlia Scheindlin, Shay Hazkani, and Amal Jamal

University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative

The program will formally launch in fall 2025 with the arrival of the inaugural visiting scholar, Dahlia Scheindlin, followed by Shay Hazkani in spring 2026, and Amal Jamal in fall 2026.

Locust Walk on Penn’s campus in the fall.

Introducing the Penn AI Council

The Council consists of five faculty members collaborating to enhance visibility and impact of AI research across Penn.

Volunteers in waders at the pond at Penn’s BioPond, one holds a frog.

With dozens of events, Climate Week 2024 will focus on solutions

The fifth Climate Week at Penn, designed to help people find their place in the climate movement, takes place Oct. 14-18.

The exterior of the new Amy Gutmann Hall on Penn’s campus.

Celebrating the dedication of Amy Gutmann Hall

On a breezy, overcast early fall day, members of the Penn community gathered to dedicate the University’s new center for data science and artificial intelligence: Amy Gutmann Hall.

Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Griffith is an innovator in the study of health equity, and will teach in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.

John Jackson rests his hands on a table in front of a bookcase.

Q&A

A conversation with Provost John L. Jackson Jr.

In a Q&A with Penn Today, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. reflects on his first year as provost, Penn’s strategic framework In Principle and Practice, and upholding academic independence.

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