4/22
Campus & Community
Carnot Prize awarded to architect of Uruguay’s energy transition
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy held a ceremony to honor Ramón Méndez Galain, Uruguay’s former energy director.
Art Matters: ‘Bridges’ by Roberto Lugo
A ceramic vase with the face of the artist’s father on one side and Benjamin Franklin’s on the other is on view in the Van-Pelt Dietrich Library Center.
‘A booster for all of us’
The Penn Medicine community gathered Monday afternoon, toasting to Penn’s new Nobel laureates.
A wrong number, a cryptic message, and a big Nobel win
Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman share their thoughts on their newly minted honor at a University press conference.
GradFest celebrates its ‘Sweet Sixteen’
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Graduate Student Center offered a mix of programming, kicking off the 2023-2024 academic year.
Adapting translation: A reimagined ‘The Odyssey’ at Penn Live Arts
“Odyssey,” produced by The Acting Company, travels to the Annenberg Center Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. The performance is a reimagining of Professor of Classical Studies Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Odyssey.”
What’s That? Locust Walk Compass
The granite compass embedded in Locust Walk has become the source of a campus legend.
Penn Museum excavation designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gordion, Turkey, is the first active Penn Museum archaeological site to be named in the UNESCO World Heritage List
The crisis of climate-driven extinction
In a session moderated by Simon Richter, panelists Erol Akçay, Michael Mann, and Zinta Zommers discussed the impact of climate change on efforts to conserve biological diversity.
Brigitte Weinsteiger appointed interim director of the Penn Libraries
Weinsteiger assumed the role on September 13, replacing Constantia Constantinou, who was appointed H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director in 2018.
In the News
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
Penn alum Amy Jane Cohen is profiled for her new book “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape,” which examines Black history through the lens of events, institutions, and individuals across the city. The book includes a reflection from Penn chaplain Charles Howard.
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Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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UPenn to confer honorary doctorate on Siddhartha Mukherjee
Celebrated physician and best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee will deliver the address at the 2024 University of Pennsylvania Commencement, featuring remarks from Interim President J. Larry Jameson.
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College internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one
Almost 90% of students who graduated from Penn in 2023 completed an internship during college. Barbara Hewitt of Career Services says that the race to get talent early has resulted in a focus on getting early practical experience through many ways in students’ academic careers.
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Harvard University applications fall by 5%
Penn received more than 65,000 undergraduate applications for the Class of 2028, the most in its history.
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