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![A human head with branches similar to neurons emanating.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
The inner workings of chronic pain
![Ten people singing into microphones on a stage](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Olympic performance
![A sign in a stairwell pointing the way to a cooling center.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
As temperatures break records, many are unaware of symptoms of heat-related illnesses
![A microscopic view of the mpox virus.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined
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Animating for impact
![A young child getting a vaccine.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Meta-analysis pinpoints global vaccination intervention strategies
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Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society
![Fisher Fine Arts in fall.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Faculty-led Task Force charged with reviewing the Guidelines on Open Expression
![Micheal Horowitz.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Michael C. Horowitz returns as director of Perry World House
![Students and parents on Penn’s campus on Move-In day 2024.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Students arrive for Move-In 2024
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With NSO preceptorials, a chance to be curious
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A Q&A with Board Chair Ramanan Raghavendran
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Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
![Members of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic in the office of the Southern Poverty Law Center.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Supporting vital immigrant defense
![Stacks of new books.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
New books from Wharton faculty
![Kandi Wiens.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Protecting against burnout
![A person at a projector screen teaching English.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
From English learners to English teachers
![A car getting an emissions test.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Will America’s clean car policies persist?
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![Members of the Penn Medicine community play basketball with kids at the Roberto Clemente Park.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Penn Medicine, 76ers restore community basketball court
![Tumor microenvironment.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
A modified peptide shows promise for fighting tumors
![Microscopic view of brain neurons.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry
![Kevin Mahoney and four others celebrate signing a contract between Penn Medicine and Doylestown Health.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement
![Jiayi Pang, seated wearing a white lab coat, uses a pipette to fill a test tube as her mentor looks on](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing
![Kyla Ortved watches Sidney Wong work under hood in lab.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment
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A mission to supercharge scientific research
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Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning
![John Pollack standing in front of Rittenhouse Orrery](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery
![From left: Pengyuan Eric Lu, Insup Lee, and Oleg Sokolsky.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Embracing the power of deep learning in safety-critical systems
![A small racecar in a makeshift track in Penn Engineering with student spectators.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Racing to the future
![Flavia Vitale holding a vial with a gloved hand.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Building solutions for brain disorders
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Health Sciences
The power of protons
Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.
Upcoming Events
’Chocolate Milk’
The School of Nursing presents a screening of the documentary series “Chocolate Milk,” a collection of interviews with mothers and health providers about the African American experience of breastfeeding.
Present Futures
The Annenberg School for Communication presents a contemporary art exhibition about envisioning feminist solidarities across space and time. The exhibit is in conjunction with the Transnational Feminist Networks Symposium, being held Sept. 12-13.
Ends November 18, 2024Virtual Career Fair
Career Services hosts an all-industries career fair that is universitywide. Participants can learn about full-time postgraduate positions and summer internships.
Inspiring Impact through Philanthropy
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A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.
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