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Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate
Peter Cook and J. Larry Jameson in front of a portrait of Julian Abele.

Peter Cook, a descendant of Julian Abele, and Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson next to a newly unveiled framed portrait of Julian Abele that decorates Eisenlohr Hall. 

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Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate

At a gathering at Eisenlohr Hall, a portrait of renowned architect Julian Abele and a series of his paintings were unveiled, formally recognizing his design contributions to one of campus’ iconic structures.
Q&A on the German election results
The dome of a building is visible on the left. To the right, a striped black, red and yellow flag is flying on a pole. An inscription on the building reads: “Dem Deutschen Volke,” or “To the German People.”

The German flag flies in front of the Reichstag building the day after the German Bundestag elections were held.

(Image: Christophe Gateau/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

  • Q&A

    • Q&A on the German election results

    Kristen Ghodsee of the Department of Russian and East European Studies discusses the outcome of the German parliamentary elections and the implications for Europe’s future.
    Expert Voices 2025: Access to sustainable and affordable housing
    Tiny homes under construction in Baltimore.

    New development of affordable tiny houses in East Baltimore.

    (Image: iStock/Robbie Becklund)

    Expert Voices 2025: Access to sustainable and affordable housing

    Twelve leading voices in housing policy, urban planning, and finance were asked to share their perspectives on the challenge of affordable housing in the country.

    From Penn IUR

    How news coverage distorts America’s leading causes of death
    person's hand holding a phone with a news story visible

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    How news coverage distorts America’s leading causes of death

    A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication shows how media coverage of sensational risks underemphasized chronic illnesses.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Corine Labridy leads an exploration of French Caribbean culture and literature
    A woman with glasses in a dark sweater sits behind a desk, looking to the left.

    Corine Labridy, an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies, uses the literature of the French Caribbean to help students learn larger lessons about identity and culture.

    (Image: Corine Labridy)

    Corine Labridy leads an exploration of French Caribbean culture and literature

    The French and Francophone Studies faculty member took an unconventional route to academia. She places the voices of the islands at the heart of her work.
    ‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat
    Rachel Liu sitting at a counter with her laptop.

    Rachel Liu, a first-year doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education.

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    ‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat

    At Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant that fields students’ syllabus questions, generates assignment feedback, and eases the stress of instructors’ and TAs’ emailing schedules.
    How U.S. expansionism flowed through watersheds
    The Mississippi River.

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    How U.S. expansionism flowed through watersheds

    Karl Nycklemoe, a Consortium Dissertation Fellow at Penn’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies, focuses his research on how U.S. expansionism usurped Indigenous communities’ aquatic governance by remaking the region’s waters into an ‘open’ navigable resource.

    From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

    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

    • 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.
    Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia
    R. Ramesh adjusts measuring tape at archaeological site.

    R. Ramesh, assisting superintending archaeologist at the Archaeological Survey of India, adjusted a measuring tape at an archaeological site in India before he and Penn's Kathleen Morrison took samples for paleoenvironmental analysis from a Neolithic (3000-1200 BCE) deposit. 

    (Image: Courtesy of Kathleen Morrison)

    Looking to the past to understand the impacts of human land use in South Asia

    An international group of scholars, including archaeologists from the School of Arts & Sciences, synthesized archaeological evidence in South Asia from 12,000 and 6,000 years ago.

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    Penn prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday
    A brick building with white windows is seen against a blue sky. An American flag flies to the left, and a clock sits in the cupola at the center.

    Penn is planning two years of events around the Semiquincentennial theme, which marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.

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    Penn prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday

    Next year, the nation will celebrate the Semiquincentennial marking the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the lead up to celebrations, Penn faculty, staff, and students will have a role to play.