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Penn Forward: Sarah Rottenberg applies design thinking for strategic University initiative
Sarah Rottenberg.

Sarah Rottenberg is assisting three Penn Forward working groups to generate big ideas that will carry Penn into the next decade and beyond.

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    • Penn Forward: Sarah Rottenberg applies design thinking for strategic University initiative

    Rottenberg, executive director of the Integrated Product Design Program and an adjunct associate professor in the Weitzman School, collaborated with three Penn Forward working groups to optimize idea development.

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    Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives
    Lauren Hyppolite standing in a bright hallway. She's grinning and looking slightly to the side.

    Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School.

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    • Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

    As managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School, Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

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    Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science
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    Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science

    Schutte Ke, a sixth-year linguistic anthropology doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences, explains the importance of Indigenous citizen scientists in understanding a crucial ecosystem of nomadic livestock herders on the mountainous region of the Tibetan Plateau.

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    Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education
    Lorea Peterson Redondo poses in front of the GSE and Wharton buildings.

    Lorea Peterson Redondo, who is working toward an MBA in the Wharton School and a master's in education policy in the Graduate School of Education.

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    Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education

    Peterson Redondo, a graduate student in the Wharton School and the Graduate School of Education who will graduate in May, hopes to bring lessons learned back to her hometown of Mexico City.

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    Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges
    A smiling woman stands facing the camera with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a glass-fronted row of offices with a glass railing in front of her. She is wearing a white coat and maroon head covering.

    Bayan Galal, a first-year medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine and a graduate associate at Perry World House, is looking to blend a medical career with a concentration in global health.

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    • Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges

    The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience.
    Who, What, Why: Serene Safvi on strengthening dialogue
    A woman in a brown jacket and brown shirt stands in a stairwell smiling at the camera.

    Serene Safvi, a philosophy, politics, and economics major, says the SNF Paideia Program’s fellowship has helped her understand the importance of dialogue and bridging differences.

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    • Who, What, Why: Serene Safvi on strengthening dialogue

    The third-year Paideia Program fellow shares her work educating others about issues and the importance of constructive conversations.
    Who, What, Why: Alexander Schrier on Uzbekistan’s role in a new world order
    Alexander Schrier looks down from an upper floor of a building, standing behind waist-high glass panels.

    Fourth-year Alexander Schrier has been studying Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy for his senior thesis in international relations.

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    • Who, What, Why: Alexander Schrier on Uzbekistan’s role in a new world order

    The fourth-year international relations student is researching Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy, with a summer spent talking with taxi drivers and U.S. ambassadors on the ground in Tashkent.