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Encampment Update
As university campuses around the world face protests of increasing intensity, Interim President J. Larry Jameson shares an update on the encampment and demonstrations at Penn and his continued focus on safety and advancing the University’s missions.
The multifaceted Mya Gordon
The multifaceted Mya Gordon
With a passion for community engagement, the fourth-year student balances her drive with hobbies, friends, and finding beauty in imperfection.
Encampment Update
As university campuses around the world face protests of increasing intensity, Interim President J. Larry Jameson shares an update on the encampment and demonstrations at Penn and his continued focus on safety and advancing the University’s missions.
Intervention in Navajo Nation boosts uptake for heart failure drugs by 53%
Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Making life easier for students with learning differences
Making life easier for students with learning differences
Magnificent Quakers win seventh Ivy Heps Outdoor championship
Magnificent Quakers win seventh Ivy Heps Outdoor championship
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Combining the skills of engineering and design
Combining the skills of engineering and design
Janice Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, will graduate as the first Penn student to have a dual degree in computer science and design.
Class of 2025 relishes time together at Hey Day
Class of 2025 relishes time together at Hey Day
An iconic tradition at Penn, third-year students were promoted to senior status.
A tight-knit Class of 2026 celebrates two years in, two years left
A tight-knit Class of 2026 celebrates two years in, two years left
Penn’s 5th annual U-Night brought nearly all second-year students to High Rise Field to honor their unity as a class and the midway point in their journey to graduation.
Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists
Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists
Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.
Addressing declining fertility
Addressing declining fertility
In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Platt talks about the socioeconomic and emotional factors leading to plummeting fertility rates.
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Penn Nursing Dean Emerita to receive 2024 National Humanism in Medicine Medal
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A new chapter for a 16th century codex
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Penn Engineering Ph.D. students receive funding from Amazon to advance trustworthy AI
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Health care algorithms can improve or worsen racial and ethnic disparities
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American Academy of Oral Medicine’s highest award
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Penn’s principles are the essence of who we are.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings
With the President’s Engagement Prize, fourth-years Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat plan to deliver education and resources directly to community centers in Philadelphia, tackling medical mistrust, health literacy, and more.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists
Michael Mann and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are co-teaching the Climate Change and Communication course this spring, tied to the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference, held this year at Penn.
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5/5
Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company performs the Philadelphia premiere of “Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo,” which features folkloric and contemporary dance. The performance on May 5 will also feature live music.
5/7
Literature to Life
Literature to Life presents “Black Boy,” acted by Tarantino Smith, who plays 15 characters from Richard Wright's production about a young man growing up in the Jim Crow South.
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Out and about
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.
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 men’s squash team to congratulate them on earning their first national title in school history.
President Jameson hosts members of the Undergraduate Assembly for dinner and conversation.
President Jameson greets U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, who met with student and staff veterans on campus in March.
Penn’s celebration of National Student-Athlete Day brought folks together—including President Jameson—for pizza and treats on Locust Walk.
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. Here, President Jameson smiles for a photo with the “Let’s Talk” team.
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