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How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions
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How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions

Penn is working to keep birds safe from window collisions, with remarks from university landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka and Zade Dohman, a rising fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Spearfish, South Dakota.

The English major’s cheerleader and champion
Jennifer Egan standing in front of class gesturing with one hand and holding papers in the other

Egan first taught literature at Penn in the spring of 2019, but she restructured the course and wrote new lectures for this year’s class.

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The English major’s cheerleader and champion

Bestselling author Jennifer Egan taught an undergraduate literature course in the spring as an English Department artist in residence in the School of Arts & Sciences. A 1985 Penn graduate, she is a passionate advocate for the English major, the humanities, and a liberal arts education.
Our favorite photos of the year
color powder on student's face during holi festival

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Our favorite photos of the year

Penn Today’s iconic photos of the 2023-24 academic year highlight the beauty, achievements, innovation, and celebration in the Penn community.

Penn Today Staff

Measuring readers of romance
two people looking at laptop computers

James English (left) and J.D. Porter have been collaborating on the research project for more than three years. 

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Measuring readers of romance

Researchers at Penn's Price Lab for Digital Humanities conducted a quantitative analysis of the romance genre, studying thousands of avid readers and the hundreds of thousands of books in their collections in Goodreads
My Climate Story expands across continent with Campus Correspondents
Faith Bochert and Maria Villarreal Simon.

Faith Bochert and Maria Villarreal Simon volunteered at the My Climate Story table at GreenFest in April 2024.

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My Climate Story expands across continent with Campus Correspondents

My Climate Story, a project from the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, now has 12 correspondents gathering climate stories from 12 campuses across North America.
Positioned for Success
Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi pose on Penn's campus in front of College Hall, green grass and a huge tree.

Cheryl Nnadi (left) and Taussia Boadi (right) created Positioned for Success, a 2023 winner of Projects for Progress.

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Positioned for Success

The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence.

Kristen de Groot

Penn Global Seminar offers a look at Italy’s Palermo in Empires, Migrations, and Mafia
Students in front of Palermo's Teatro Massimo, the third-largest opera house in Europe. 

The class poses in front of Palermo’s Teatro Massimo, the third-largest opera house in Europe.

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Penn Global Seminar offers a look at Italy’s Palermo in Empires, Migrations, and Mafia

As part of the spring course Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences led students on a trip exploring Sicily’s capital and its eras of colonization, imperial rule, Mafia, and migration.

Kristen de Groot

Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony
Eight fourth-year students stand with various awards (spoon, shovel, hat, etc)

From left to right: Josias Zongo with the Cane Award, Toyosi Abu with the Spoon Award, Jack Immanuel with the Spade Award, Taussia Boadi with the David R Goddard Loving Cup Award, Ashley Song with the Bowl Award, Milan Chand with the Althea K Hottel Shield Award, Annabelle Noyes with the Gaylord P Harnwell Flag Award, and Xavier Shankle with the R Jean Brownlee Skimmer Hat Award.

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Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony

The Ivy Day Ceremony recognizes outstanding graduating seniors for their leadership and service.

Kristina García

Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Rudie Altamirano, David Kato, Aishwarya Pawar and Amy Gadsden stand next to a tower or red and blue balloons and in front of a sign reading Bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world.

(Left to right) Rudie Altamirano, executive director of International Student and Scholar Services, Penn Global Student Citizenship Award winners David Kato and Aishwarya Pawar, and Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Amy Gadsden at the awards ceremony at Perry World House.

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Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award

Aishwarya Pawar, a Ph.D. student at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the graduate student winner, and David Kato, a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the undergraduate winner.

Kristen de Groot