Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Penn Global Seminar offers a look at Italy’s Palermo in Empires, Migrations, and Mafia
As part of the spring course Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design and School of Arts & Sciences led students on a trip exploring Sicily’s capital and its eras of colonization, imperial rule, Mafia, and migration.
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Positioned for Success
Weitzman’s Sharon Hayes explores performance, identity, and history
How much gossip is needed to foster social cooperation?
The case for omega-3 supplementation to lower aggression
Can more art equal less crime?
Abortion, not inflation, directly affected congressional voting in 2022
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Reconnecting on Penn’s campus
Leading in climate and leading in the arts
Fourth cohort of Projects for Progress recipients announced
Class of 2024 Ivy Day Awards Ceremony
To Penn’s Class of 2024: ‘The world needs you’
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
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Penn Ph.D. candidate named 2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholar
The Immigration Act of 1924
A shared passion for community engagement
A Wharton TA helps to communicate business communications
Wharton Fellow’s adventures in leadership
Wharton experts on financial literacy
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A new $250M approach to addressing health care patients’ food insecurities
Experimental mRNA avian flu vaccine
B cells drive responses of other immune cells, can be modified to prevent multiple sclerosis symptoms
Offering both colonoscopy and at-home tests doubled colorectal cancer screening
Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone
Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship
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Brewing brilliance
The key to fixing AI bias and copyright infringement
Ensuring the safety and security of AI-controlled systems
Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
Combining the skills of engineering and design
Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Picturing artistic pursuits
Penn Today captures students engaged in moments of creativity during fine arts courses throughout the year.
Upcoming Events
May Wellness Walk
The Penn Public Health team will lead a two-mile walk on or near campus. Participants are encouraged to wear green in support of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris Dance Group member Domingo Estrada, Jr., teaches participants selections from “The Look of Love.” This session is open to intermediate to advanced dancers.
Celebrating Ourselves with Pride
This session is a celebration of Pride as self-love, as well as an overview of what Pride means to the LGBTQ community.
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