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Penn Engineering launches first Ivy League undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence

The new degree will push the limits on AI’s potential and prepare students to lead the use of this world-changing technology.

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A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.

Researcher sits in a laboratory filled with equipment, holding up a small, metallic-looking sample for examination.

Turning up the heat on data storage

Researchers from Penn have developed a heat-resistant memory device that can withstand temperatures over 1,000° F. Their findings pave the way for AI computing in extreme environments.

Michael Mann at a podium and Kathleen Hall Jameson beside him teaching a course at Penn.

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.

Class of 2024 President’s Engagement, Innovation Prize winners announced

Three prize-winning teams will design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.

A collection of folded Penn T-shirts and sheets of "I voted" stickers in different languages are arranged on a table.

Penn students, staff work the polls on primary day

Penn’s campus played host to eight polling places where students and community members cast their ballots, with a team of trained poll workers keeping the action running smoothly.

Jennifer Egan and Dennis Culhane sit at a long green table in front of the windows at Kelly Writers House

Investigating homelessness

In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis.

Be a Voter banner hanging on Locust Walk.

Building a culture of voting

Ahead of the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday, Penn Leads the Vote applies a ‘reverse doorknocking’ strategy of campus partnerships to get out the vote.

Penn fourth-years Simran Rajpal on the left and Gauthami Moorkanatst on the right pose outside Fisher-Bennett Hall on Penn campus.

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.

Luke Godsey holds a multicolored quilt up at the PWC

Who, What, Why: Luke Godsey’s Appalachian quilt

Luke Godsey, a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has created a quilt for the Penn Women’s Center as part of a new art series.

Nine people stand underneath a screen that reads "The Legacy of UMOJA 25th anniversary celebration"

25 years of UMOJA at Penn

UMOJA, Penn’s organization for Black student life on campus has provided outreach, collaboration, and unity since 1998.

high School and college students pour decant colorful bottles of shampoo and shower gel to make hygiene kits for students

Who, What, Why: Ariana Jimenez and the High School Voter Project

As part of a student-run, nonpartisan, Netter Center initiative, Ariana Jimenez focuses on youth voter registration, civic engagement, and education in West Philadelphia.

Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas.

Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders

Anooshey Ikhlas, Catherine Hood, and Brianna Aguilar, winners of a 2024 President’s Engagement Prize, will work with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to address challenges faced during hospitalization and reduce premature discharges.

A special reception for Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows

The initiative’s doctoral students recently gathered for an intimate networking opportunity alongside the University’s president, provost, and school deans.