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How the environment around collagen shapes its growth
Nursing professor Jie Deng’s talent for teaching sets students up for success
Small fish, big impact: How a teacher with zebrafish is inspiring students to do science
Penn’s StartUP Fund announces its first investments
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Annie Liang-Zhou builds on a legacy in historic preservation
The wild botanicals of the Atlantic world
A summer of research and teaching with Scribe Video Center
Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat?
Lessons from the Schuylkill River on community-engaged research
How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea
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Studying the building blocks of early math learning
Joseph Turow on data protection in the age of AI
The psychosocial roots of code switching
Tracing human agency and progress through history
Teaching algorithm auditing to help students detect bias in AI outputs
A brief history of segregated beaches in America
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The long view of long-term care
Why authors are better at predicting impact than peer review
Filling in the gap: Testing the ability of humans and AI models to determine missing information in contracts
Cookstove subsidies fight climate change at a lower cost
How trust shapes retirement security
New book examines SCOTUS’s history, evolving role, and reform ideas
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How the environment around collagen shapes its growth
Evolutionary advantages to leaving the nest
Coastal physics: The mechanics of ocean waves
Reaching for the stars: Using light to sail into space
Geomimicry offers a new framework for engineering sustainable materials
Supersonic whale calls and special relativity
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An AI model shows how climate events drive human migration
AI helps improve a gene-editing tool, even with limited data
Testing AI against public health’s existing tools
Paving the way for safer roads
How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact
Opening AI’s black box
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Nursing professor Jie Deng’s talent for teaching sets students up for success
A gun safety effort that doesn’t stop at the front door
A model global health academic partnership flourishes in Botswana
Small fish, big impact: How a teacher with zebrafish is inspiring students to do science
What the research says about perimenopause
New disease found that causes night blindness and loss of peripheral vision
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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and undergrads
Erika James reappointed dean of the Wharton School
Welcoming students to the Penn Libraries
Penn’s StartUP Fund announces its first investments
Penn Arts & Sciences receives $22.5M commitment to advance affordability and academic excellence
100 years of powerful pipes
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One School’s push for hosting and spearheading international fieldwork
Financing resilience for ocean economies
Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground
Expert viewpoints on the Iran war
Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
Health & Medicine
CAR T cell therapy leads to 10-year remissions in B-cell lymphoma patients
A long-term follow-up from one of the earliest CAR T cell therapy clinical trials shows potential cures in more than one-third of patients treated at Penn Medicine.
Upcoming Events
Talks
Healthcare Price Transparency: Challenges & Opportunities
This presentation, co-sponsored with the Department of Health Care Management at the Wharton School, will review emerging evidence from Transparency in Coverage data. Participants will learn how improved analytics, consumer-facing applications, and policy reforms can strengthen competition and reduce health care spending. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Special Events
Celebration of Annenberg Faculty Research
This reception will feature Annenberg School of Communication faculty sharing their recently published books and research articles with the Penn community. A selection of books and articles will be on display. Free and open to the public. Register by Sept. 18th to attend.
Special Events
Teaching Students with Varying Experiences & Educations
During the 2026 Evan C Thompson Chair Lecture on Excellence in Teaching, Jie Deng, the Andrea B. Laporte Endowed Professor at Penn Nursing, will consider how to create classes that allow students to connect and learn no matter their preparation. By sharing strategies for bringing students’ individual interests and past experiences into the classroom, Deng will discuss ways of widening the range of learning possibilities for all students. A reception will follow. The event will take place in the Class of 78 Pavilion on the 6th floor of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Free and open to the Penn community. Register to attend.
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Building Community, Combatting Antisemitism, Countering Hate, and Supporting Every Member of the Penn Community
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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