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Applying AI to accelerate discovery, foster learning

From left to right: Penn President J. Larry Jameson, Hamsa Bastani of the Wharton School, and César de la Fuente of Penn Medicine at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. 

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Applying AI to accelerate discovery, foster learning

At an Alumni Weekend panel moderated by President J. Larry Jameson, Presidential Associate Professor César de la Fuente of Penn Medicine and Hamsa Bastani of the Wharton School highlighted how research at Penn is putting AI insights and tools into practice.

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A look back at the Class of 1776
Excerpt of Trustees minutes page 96.

“Upon the Report of the Examiners, the following candidates approved of as qualified by their standing and proficiency to be admitted to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, are James Abercrombie, John Leeds Bos[z]man, John Clopton, William Cock[e], Thomas Duncan Smith, William Thomas, and Ralph Wiltshire; and a mandate was ordered to be made out for conferring on them their Degree of Bachelor of Arts on the 10th of June next.”

(Image: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Minute Books, volume 2, 1768-1779; University Archives)

A look back at the Class of 1776

At the time, the seven graduates of the class received Bachelor of Arts degrees in a private ceremony open only to faculty, trustees, and graduates—due to what was described as the “unsettled state of affairs.”

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn
Two people in a lab in the Singh Center.

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn

 In the fourth and final installment of the series, “Chapters of Change” highlights another transformational moment in Penn’s past when the evolution of life sciences research sparked the University to commit to investing in new research facilities and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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Announcing Annenberg’s strategic vision: Connected Futures
Sarah Banet-Weiser.

Annenberg School for Communication dean Sarah Banet-Weiser.

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Announcing Annenberg’s strategic vision: Connected Futures

The strategic framework consists of four pillars expanding on the Annenberg School for Communication’s scholarship, infrastructure, education, and engagement.

From Annenberg School for Communication

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Enmanuel Martínez: Empowering first-gen students at Penn
Enmanuel Martinez at the University of Pennsylvania

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Enmanuel Martínez: Empowering first-gen students at Penn

Enmanuel Martínez supports first-generation and limited-income students through Penn First Plus, expanding their access to campus resources and professional opportunities.

2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching and Provost’s Teaching Awards

2026 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching and Provost’s Teaching Awards

The winners of the 2026 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Awards for Distinguished Teaching, the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty, and the Provost’s Award for Distinguished Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring will be celebrated on April 23.

Three questions to guide thoughtful, human-centered AI use in the classroom
Sarah Pierce behind a desk teaching a class.

Sarah Pierce is the Denise A. Rotko Associate Dean for Legal Practice Skills at Penn Carey Law.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law)

Three questions to guide thoughtful, human-centered AI use in the classroom

Ahead of an AI Month panel showcasing AI use in the classroom at Penn, Catherine Turner of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation poses three questions instructors can consider while planning AI-informed assignments and activities.

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