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Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
Who, What, Why
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials.
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Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love
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Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love
In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.
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The performing arts at Penn: process, practice, and purpose
The performing arts at Penn: process, practice, and purpose
In the vivid tapestry of performing arts groups at Penn, students prepare for their performances while simultaneously enriching their college experience.
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New leadership gift names box office at Penn Live Arts
New leadership gift names box office at Penn Live Arts
A $1 million gift from Tricia and Jason Pantzer advances a University-wide investment in performing arts infrastructure at Penn.
In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground
In school and in practice, mass timber gains ground
Penn architects and students are designing with mass timber to highlight its expressive potential and sustainability for construction in cities around the world.
Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display
Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display
Weitzman professor of fine arts Ani Liu explores the physiological and emotional transformations in motherhood through her multimedia artworks while teaching students how to conduct fine arts research.
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The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman
Steven Weitzman is the Ella Darivoff Director of the Katz Center of Advanced Judaic Studies.
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The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman
In his new book, the Penn professor and scholar of religion examines how the biblical story of the 10 plagues has been reshaped by people across time and culture to make sense of their experiences and find meaning in disasters.
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Announcing the Sachs Program 2026 Student Grant Awards
Announcing the Sachs Program 2026 Student Grant Awards
The 17 projects awarded incorporate film, visual arts, poetry, performance, and storytelling, with eight projects addressing the complexities of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the nation’s ongoing struggle to realize its founding principles.
Penn’s third annual AI Month spotlights the evolving frontier of human-centered AI
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Penn’s third annual AI Month spotlights the evolving frontier of human-centered AI
A monthlong series of talks, workshops, symposia, and more highlights how recent advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping robotics, health, education, and public life, all the while keeping human values at the center.
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Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side
Emily Wilson, Kevin Platt, and Paul St. Amour recording an episode of SideGig at Kelly Writers House.
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Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side
Through their new project, SideGig, School of Arts & Sciences faculty Paul Saint-Amour and Kevin Platt explore songs and sound. Plus, it gives the pals a chance to hang out.
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Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
In February 2025, Alicia Meyer showed students in Elly Truitt’s Technology & Society course a rare 19th-century book of hours woven from silk on a Jacquard loom, an Egyptian clay tablet from 400 BCE, an astronomical rotula used to predict the movement of heavenly bodies, posters from Central America made on sugarcane paper, and more.
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Who, What, Why
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
As curator of research services, Meyer wants students from every discipline to visit the Kislak Center and to find new insights from old materials.
2 min. read
The enduring legacy of Rumi
The enduring legacy of Rumi
In a new book, Jamal J. Elias, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and professor of Islamic history and visual culture in the School of Arts & Sciences, explores the poet’s impact.
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