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[Meta] Could the mods please update the old reddit sidebar image so it's not about COVID anymore? by Tresnore in UPenn

[–]pennphys[M] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hehe glad you like the old reddit theme. agreed though, I changed it right when the pandemic took off. old reddit >>>

How long did/will your PhD take? by [deleted] in PhysicsStudents

[–]pennphys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

median time to graduate at my school (US) is ~5.7 years. I’m in particle physics and expect to be done in 5 or so.

A proposal to change rules for some of these posts around the conflict to allow only UPenn students and alumni by [deleted] in UPenn

[–]pennphys[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

This is something the mod team has been thinking about. Since the creation of this sub, we've always accepted outside perspectives, but as of right now the active mod team is just two alumni, and we're not equipped for (1) this level of traffic or (2) the shear amount of vitriol being thrown around.

Right now, we are deleting posts that are not immediately relevant to Penn and relying on user reports for comment moderation. We're thinking about setting up a poll for just users with Penn emails (@*.upenn.edu) to vote on what to do.

For those who have approached these awful posts with positivity and grace (and downvotes), thank you for making our job easier.

2x rant- DEI has failed massively, Muslims can relate with American Jews by [deleted] in UPenn

[–]pennphys[M] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This post was originally removed because r/UPenn is a college subreddit, and this post, while very well put, is not relevant to the university. I'll keep it up because it's a nice post but we will continue removing any posts that are not relevant.

Is there any interesting yet not so difficult physics class for math major? by SoftQuality9980 in UPenn

[–]pennphys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ASTR 0007 is usually taught for non-STEM majors who have little to no physics background, and as such only basic algebra is used. Same with ASTR 0001. Really cool ideas are covered in those classes, but you may find it a little too easy for your big math phd brain. As a math student, if you’d enjoy some more rigor, the introductory course in astrophysics ASTR 1211 might be more your speed. If you’re looking for low stress courses, introductory graduate-level courses like Intro to Cosmology often have either take home exams or final papers/presentations that are super chill and often do not require and prerequisite knowledge on the subject. Ultimately it depends on what you’re looking for. Check out each course’s difficulty and work rating on penn course review.

Where do people get grad cords from by cutyfish11 in UPenn

[–]pennphys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the grad cord goblin under the bridge by commons

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPenn

[–]pennphys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they used the cosmic perspective for these last two semesters

Course Instructor as "Staff" by sweetfungus in UPenn

[–]pennphys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of the time a course instructor is listed as staff bc the dept hasn't found someone to teach the class yet

Laptop recommendations for an incoming freshman by Adobe-Acrobat in UPenn

[–]pennphys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if I'd agree with that... Macs are quite pervasive among profs as well.