The changing face of portraiture at Penn

Efforts around campus aim to diversify those honored in portraits and rethink how to approach representation through art. Dani Bassett and Junhyong Kim comment on how the walls of campus buildings can better reflect the communities they serve in this Penn Today article.

Bioengineering
Biology

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The Data Will Save Us

Or at least, that’s the hope of Wharton professor Duncan Watts, whose new initiative, the Penn Media Accountability Project, aims to expose bias in journalism by building a huge database of news for researchers and journalism watchdogs to analyze. What’s at stake? Only the future of the free press and perhaps democracy itself.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

Chris Callison-Burch receives the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising

Chris Callison-Burch was awarded the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising, which recognizes dedication to helping students realize their educational, career and personal goals. Burch was cited for introducing his students to valuable research opportunities while helping them navigate Penn, especially during the pandemic.

Computer and Information Science

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley With It

With a single earnings report and a disastrous conference call, Mark Zuckerberg wiped out $240 billion in value from his company. Ron Berman discusses how online advertising works in this recent New York Magazine article.

Marketing

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Weijie Su receives SIAG/DATA Early Career Prize

Congratulations to Weijie Su, who has received the 2022 SIAG/DATA Early Career Prize in recognition of his contributions in the analysis of accelerated methods for convex optimization and the development of privacy-preserving data analysis methodologies.

Statistics

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Zack Ives named a 2021 ACM Fellow

Congratulations to Zack Ives, who has been named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for contributions to data integration, sharing, and management for scientific applications. The ACM Fellows program recognizes the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

How Consumers and Retailers Can Reduce Returns

Americans return about 30% of their online purchases, costing retailers billions of dollars and creating mountains of environmental waste. Gad Allon spoke with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM about how consumers and retailers can reduce costly returns.

Operations Information and Decisions

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Anita Allen to receive the Philip L. Quinn Prize

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has selected Anita L. Allen, Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, as the 2021 winner of the APA’s Philip L. Quinn Prize, the greatest tribute the APA has to offer in recognition of service to philosophy and philosophers, broadly construed.

Law
Philosophy

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Refining data into knowledge, turning knowledge into action

More data is being produced across diverse fields than ever before, and our ability to collect, store, and manipulate it grows by the day. With scientists reaping the raw materials of the digital age, there is an increasing focus on developing better strategies and techniques for refining this data into knowledge.

Bioengineering
Electrical and Systems Engineering

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Investing in Penn’s data science ecosystem

Led by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Penn's IDEAS initiative builds upon the steadily gathering momentum of its data-centric research. The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences has been a major catalyst for this type of work, generating foundational research on ethical algorithms and data privacy.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

News

The changing face of portraiture at Penn

The Data Will Save Us

Chris Callison-Burch receives the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising

Mark Zuckerberg’s Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley With It

Weijie Su receives SIAG/DATA Early Career Prize

Zack Ives named a 2021 ACM Fellow

How Consumers and Retailers Can Reduce Returns

Anita Allen to receive the Philip L. Quinn Prize

Refining data into knowledge, turning knowledge into action

Investing in Penn’s data science ecosystem