The Penn Advanced Research Computing Center, a platform for computational and data-driven research across campus, is soft launching this spring with a full launch later this summer.
Winners of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants with Penn President J. Larry Jameson and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives David Asch.
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Collaborating toward a better future for all
The 12 winning teams of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants were celebrated by Penn leadership at a reception, bringing to life the vision of In Principle and Practice.
In addition to being a featured artist in The Arts Lounge, contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura is an Equity in Action Visiting Scholar in Penn’s Office of Social Equity & Community.
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A moment of ‘timefulness’ at The Arts Lounge
Through June 1, Makoto Fujimura’s “Transfiguration” triptych ink paintings are on display at The Arts Lounge inside the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
The Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests (Title VI) launched in the fall as the first of its kind nationally, a direct response to recommendations from the Action Plan to Combat Antisemitism, as well as the reports of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community. The office (OREI) is a new resource on campus dedicated to supporting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Ishay Rozen-Zvi; Ross Shepard Kraemer of Brown, emerita; and Seth Schwartz, of Columbia.
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Reframing historical narratives of Jewish sorrow
Between colleagues in Penn’s Jewish Studies Program, conversations began to surface about two years ago concerning an age-old question of any society: How do we write history?
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.
From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu.
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AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.
Eileen Feng, a graduate student in Integrated Product Design.
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Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
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.
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.
