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Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’
Literature and medicine
The professor who moonlights as a songwriter
An inside look at the history of television
Connecting Latin American fiction through infrastructure and transit
Sizing up Pennsylvania’s creative workforce
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Why students leave community college
New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions
Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world
Seven things to know about ‘Common Sense’
Planning ahead in an age of longevity
Preserving the past
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Dorothy Roberts’ memoir on interracial families in America
Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?
The path from labs to the marketplace
Does AI limit creativity?
Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era
Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook
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Green Lab’s Freezer Inventory Project: Turning a ripple of change into a wave
Raindrop-formed ‘sandballs’ that erode hillsides tenfold
How to incentivize problem solving in groups
Why are icy surfaces slippery?
Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training
How plants ‘hedge their bets’ for better reproductive outcomes
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Penn Engineering’s Chris Callison-Burch on 25 years of AI innovation
New video dataset to advance AI for health care
The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Eva Dyer is listening to the brain’s code with a little help from AI
AI at the eyelid: Glasses that track health through your blinks
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The small, high-tech beanie protecting premature babies
1 in 4 young people using psychotropic drugs are taking dangerous combinations
Rewriting the rules of lung repair
Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality
Investigational blood biomarker panel may improve detection of pancreatic cancer
‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers
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Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony
Exploring the Declaration through ink and type
Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students
The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
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An innovative AI tool to improve health care delivery in rural India
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Bringing COP30 from Brazil into Penn classrooms
Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate
Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
A Lauder Institute intercultural venture in Oman and the UAE
Natural Sciences
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
Upcoming Events
Quality & Safety Career Paths Outside Academia
PennCHIPS at Penn Medicine will host this virtual panel connecting attendees with leaders who have successfully transitioned into industry, healthcare organizations, policy, and other sectors. Participants will gain practical insights on essential skills, strategies, and resources to confidently navigate their career journey.
2026 Philadelphia Postdoc Preview
This program, geared primarily toward pre-doctoral students, is designed to promote the robust postdoctoral training opportunities in the Philadelphia area. Postdocs from various institutions will share their experiences, and Rebecca Grant, director of Life Sciences and Innovation at the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, will deliver the keynote presentation. Register to attend.
Special Events
Constitutional Conversations
The Penn community is invited to engage with faculty experts, students, and staff in an interactive, participatory reading of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a guided conversation about how its interpretation has evolved over time. Refreshments and take-home pocket editions of the Constitution will be provided. Register to attend.
Federal Government Updates
Penn is closely monitoring federal policy changes affecting institutions of higher education and academic health systems.
Title IX Compliance in Athletics
Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Penn Priorities
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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