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2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated

Ten winners received the Prize, which takes nominations from undergraduates and recognizes master's students and Ph.D. candidates.

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Who, What, Why: Ara Patvakanian

The fourth-year mathematical economics and political science double-major describes how our understanding of economic and political phenomena can have far-reaching consequences and highlights the importance of embracing different intellectual perspectives.

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4/29

Maggie Nelson

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Scholar and poet Maggie Nelson reads. Nelson is the author of several poetry collections, including “The Argonauts,” which won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2015. A conversation with her will follow on April 30 at 10 a.m.

6:30 p.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

4/30

2024 Sachs Grant Awards

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The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation hosts its 2024 Grant Awards, announcing grant awards in six categories. The Sachs Program has awarded more than $1.8 million to more than 300 grantees since its inception in 2017.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

The Arts Lounge at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

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Penn’s Interim President J. Larry Jameson has had a busy spring semester. Here’s a glimpse of what he’s been up to on campus.

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President Jameson joins the University’s annual MLK Day of Service Kick-Off Breakfast for Volunteers.
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On Valentine’s Day, President Jameson stops by Penn Leads the Vote’s “Love Your Vote” event on College Green.
president jameson visits with the penn squash team
President Jameson visits with the Penn men’s squash team to congratulate them on earning their first national title in school history.
president jameson meets with student leaders
President Jameson hosts members of the Undergraduate Assembly for dinner and conversation.
President Jameson greets U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
President Jameson greets U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, who met with student and staff veterans on campus in March.
president jameson meets with student athletes on college green
Penn’s celebration of National Student-Athlete Day brought folks together—including President Jameson—for pizza and treats on Locust Walk.
interim president jameson views the eclipse
President Jameson joined hundreds across the Penn community who turned out to view the solar eclipse on College Green.
Fifty-two stellar staff members were honored at the 2024 Models of Excellence ceremony
Fifty-two stellar staff members were honored at the 2024 Models of Excellence ceremony. Here, President Jameson smiles for a photo with the “Let’s Talk” team.

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Reuters

Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump’s trial is giving him is the opportunity to bookmark his appearances with on-camera access, underscored by Truth Social.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A Taylor Swift-themed addiction recovery group started in Philly and became ‘a community with the vibe of a Taylor concert’

Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication says that online music fandoms have always been places where people make sense of stigmas.

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Newsweek

Man does DNA test, not prepared for what comes back ‘unusually high’

César de la Fuente of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine says that Neanderthal DNA provides insights into human evolution, population dynamics, and genetic adaptations, including correlations with traits such as immunity and susceptibility to diseases.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Fentanyl overdoses hit a surprising group of San Franciscans: the city’s dogs

Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that fentanyl can be absorbed across the mucous membranes in canine noses, causing dogs to face a life-threatening overdose.

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The Wall Street Journal

Meet the AI expert advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the rest of corporate America

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is profiled for his knowledge and expertise in generative artificial intelligence.

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BBC

U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump has immunity in election interference case

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court may try to issue a measured, unanimous decision in Donald Trump’s politically charged immunity case.

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Associated Press

No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president

Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court should not have taken Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case because an ideologically diverse panel of the federal appeals court in Washington adequately addressed its issues.

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Associated Press

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Justin (Gus) Hurwitz of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court, given its current composition, would likely uphold a TikTok ban.

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BBC

Boycotts aren’t the only way to hold companies accountable

Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School says that calls to boycott companies are complicated by the sister brands and different platforms of large corporations.

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The New York Times

Why losing political power now feels like ‘losing your country’

Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication says that political elites, not average voters, are driving the democratic backsliding that is occurring in America.

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