Reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the United States, speakers invoked American traditions and provided guidance on building a meaningful life in a fast-changing world.
Celebrating Penn’s 270th Commencement at a historic moment
Generations of Penn graduates enjoyed a walking tour of Old City, a celebration of Kelly Writers House’s 30th anniversary, a gallery hop at the ICA and Arthur Ross Gallery, and more during the annual Alumni Weekend.
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.
Dating back to the 1800s, Ivy Stones are embedded in the brick walls, walkways, and building facades throughout Penn’s campus, some weathered and bearing the signs of history and legacy.
On May 18, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer eight honorary degrees.
The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy.
Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise and heading out into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy workers, and more, with the interdisciplinary groundwork of a Penn degree in tow.
Penn fourth-year and graduate student named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
The scholarship provides financial support for as long as three years to pursue a graduate degree and global leadership training at Stanford University.
This program features an evening of live performances, sound, and moving image as the artists of Under Scores amplify their work. The evening begins in the Gordon Gallery in Weitzman Hall at 4:00 p.m. with performances and activations by Sol Kim, Dylan Li, and Jingyi Ling. Then at 4:45 p.m., an organ performance by Ambika Trasi, a listening session by Cacie Rosario Jackson, and a screening of Noa Mori Machover’s film, After Market, at the Arthur Ross Gallery. Drinks and light fare will be provided. Register to attend.
This walking tour at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens will highlight garden features not often discovered on a typical visit. Participants will have opportunities to witness hidden garden gems. The tour highlights a combination of structures, sculptures, spaces, trees, and vistas. Good walking shoes are recommended. Free with Penn ID.
Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission.
At Penn Today, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, Penn Today highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.
Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise and heading out into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy workers, and more, with the interdisciplinary groundwork of a Penn degree in tow.
Penn’s community engagement progress at the turn of the century
The third installment in the limited series ‘Chapters of Change’ explores how Penn has led community engagement efforts in public education, economic development, and neighborhood prosperity during a time of widespread change in the nation’s cities.
Sen. David McCormick tours AI-powered biotech labs at Penn to promote AI and federal funding admit NSF turmoil
“U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., toured a University of Pennsylvania research laboratory Friday to highlight how artificial intelligence can supercharge advances in biomedical and drug development.”
The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey
Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, and APPC are quoted in a story spotlighting an APPC study on public opinion about AI and its government regulation.
Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.”
