On October 7, Penn Washington, the Public Service and Policy Initiative (PSPI), and the Penn Engineering Green Team, hosted an on-campus conversation on how leaders drive climate policy at the local, state, and federal levels featuring former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, and Penn Washington’s Director of Domestic Policy Programs (and former U.S.…
Biography Chloe Kang is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, double-majoring in Neuroscience and Political Science on the pre-law track. Her academic interests include the intersection of scientific research and its ability to inform policy on topics such as educational equity and addiction treatment. At Penn, she is serving as the Vice President of…
Penn Washington Summer Interns, Sarah Shahed and Alisa Shapiro, Reflect on the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy’s Summer Intern Event In June, we had the opportunity to attend a Tech Law and Policy Summer Intern Lunch hosted by the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy. The event was held in…
As technology advances, AI Chatbots are increasingly falling into the hands of younger generations. Nearly nine in ten kids ages 9 to 17 use or interact with AI, with roughly one in four doing so daily. Legislation has been proposed to implement guardrails to protect children from potential harms and abuses from this rapidly evolving…
This summer, Penn Medicine served as the official Medical Services Provider for the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Philadelphia. Here at Penn Washington, we were able to catch up with some of the Penn experts leading this effort to learn more about their work during this World Cup and its relevance for large event crisis management. “The…
On May 27, Penn Washington partnered with the Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging (PennAITech) and Penn Nursing to examine the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support aging and improve the quality of life of older adults and their families, including persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. PennAITech is a National Institute on Aging-funded initiative housed at Penn Nursing in partnership with Penn Medicine. Now celebrating…
Biography Sarah Shahed is a rising junior at the University of Pennsylvania from South Brunswick, New Jersey. She is majoring in Philosophy, Politics, Economics with a concentration in Public Policy and Governance while pursuing minors in Legal Studies and History and in Science, Technology, and Society. She is interested in the intersection of technology and…
On May 7-9, The Special Competitive Studies Project held its annual AI+ Expo, an event that has become widely recognized in D.C. for the depth and breadth of companies, universities, government officials, and diplomats engaged in the discussion and practice of AI. Beneath the flashy drone shows, walking robots, and multitudes of AI companies from startups…
In January 2025, Chinese startup DeepSeek released an AI model that appeared to match America’s best —built for a fraction of the cost using chips crippled by U.S. export controls. Whether DeepSeek truly matches OpenAI’s capabilities remains widely disputed, but the market’s verdict was immediate. The announcement wiped $600 billion from Nvidia’s market value in…
Amplifies Penn’s leadership in evidence-based care by bringing together experts to examine and collaborate on policy solutions supporting affordable, healthy, and positive aging.
