Winter 2025

Inspiring Impact Magazine

A biannual publication exploring philanthropy at Penn.

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A portrait of Bonnie Miao Bandeen, C’80, WG’85, PAR’16, PAR’22, Chair, Trustee Development Committee, photographed on Penn Common at the University of Pennsylvania.
Read a welcome message from Bonnie Miao Bandeen, Chair of Penn’s Trustee Development Committee.
A portrait of Bonnie Miao Bandeen, C’80, WG’85, PAR’16, PAR’22, Chair, Trustee Development Committee, photographed on Penn Common at the University of Pennsylvania.
Read a welcome message from Bonnie Miao Bandeen, Chair of Penn’s Trustee Development Committee.

Table of Contents

A futuristic illustration representing artificial intelligence research at Penn, featuring a scientist examining a DNA graphic amidst interconnected nodes, scales of justice, and abstract shapes, set against a gradient blue and pink background.

Harnessing the Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence

How Penn is spurring the next generation of breakthroughs

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A wide aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania campus

A Campus Reimagined

Renovations and revitalizations across the University

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A graphic of interconnected blue icons, including a microphone, TV, eye, computer, email, globe, and data chart, on a dotted wave background.

Digital Media and Democracy

A look at the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy

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A mosaic photo gallery showing art across campus and students creating their own.

Framing Art at Penn

Talking shop with arts professionals across campus

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A serene view of a lush cornfield with a red farmhouse visible in the background at left.

Healthy Farms and Environments

Making farms more productive and sustainable

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Hundreds of Penn students traverse Locust Walk at the University of Pennsylvania.

Advancing Social Good

A new professorship to enhance public impact through philanthropy

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An exterior view of the top floor of College Hall at the University of Pennsylvania.

Giving Highlights

A selection of recent gifts inspiring impact across the University

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A side view of the statue of Benjamin Franklin on College Green at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn-o-rama

New leadership positions for climate and the arts

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A vibrant and abstract illustration depicting various colorful, layered scenes against a gradient blue and yellow background. Each segment showcases different activities and settings: the top features a serene outdoor scene with a figure meditating, the middle segments depict lively social and technological environments with people interacting, and the bottom layers show educational and scientific setups.

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An illustration representing artificial intelligence (AI) research at Penn, featuring a scientist in a lab coat holding a clipboard and examining a DNA graphic, set against a futuristic blue and pink background with abstract shapes and light beams.

Harnessing the Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence

With new resources, facilities, and initiatives, Penn is bringing together researchers from across disciplines to spur the next generation of AI breakthroughs

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A wide aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania campus

A Campus Reimagined

Renovations and revitalizations across the University

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A graphic of interconnected blue icons, including a microphone, TV, eye, computer, email, globe, and data chart, on a dotted wave background.

Examining Digital Media’s Impact on Democracy

A look at the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy

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