Here are three guiding questions instructors can ask themselves before incorporating AI into their lessons.
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April 7, 2026
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Ahead of an April 21 panel showcasing six Penn faculty members’ examples of AI use in class assignments and activities, Catherine Turner of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation offers three guiding questions instructors can ask themselves before incorporating AI. Turner says the discussion, which includes law professor Sarah Pierce (pictured), is “a useful way for people to think about what AI can do for their classes and where to avoid AI.”
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Lead poisoning is almost completely preventable, but it can result in lifelong health and developmental issues for young children. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Lead-Free Families initiative, now five years old, is the first lead-abatement program in the U.S. to be funded and led by a health system. (Video)
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Through the Lauder Intercultural Ventures program, five groups of Lauder Institute students visited Botswana, Bulgaria, South Korea, India, and the Dominican Republic to examine how history, policy, and economic forces shape conditions on the ground.
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The School of Social Policy & Practice has partnered with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to launch a first-of-its-kind social work affiliate program.
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 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“Philadelphia is home to America’s first hospital, its first medical school, and the country’s first academic health center,” says Dean Jonathan Epstein of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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APRIL 9-11
This conference, part of America 250 at Penn and convened by the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and the Kislak Center, will focus on the revolutionary upheavals that shook metropolitan France and the French colonies and populations in North America during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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APRIL 12
This reception will celebrate the opening of the “Allison Zuckerman: Remixed and Reclaimed” exhibition, featuring art, conversation, and light refreshments. The exhibition presents recent paintings by Penn alum Allison Zuckerman, exemplifying her exuberant, layered approach to image-making. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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