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Bringing museum filmmaking into the classroom

At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’

For dual architecture degree candidate Kelvin Vu, design begins with the body

Q&A: The first American pope

Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media
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Sparking curiosity for better learning and better lives

Professor of practice Leslie Richards on innovative transit and city planning

Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small

What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?

Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
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Research and scholarship at the intersection of law and history

Wharton’s deep dive into wellness at work

Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology

Wharton graduates first Global Executive MBA cohort

Brewing business: A Wharton undergrad who manages Penn’s student-run café

Aiming for a ‘holistic representation’ career as dual-degree Law and SP2 grad
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New class of materials passively harvest water from air

Unlocking the mechanics of protein misfolding

Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections

Paris Perdikaris led research on lifesaving and more cost-effective weather predictions

Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.

Armoring CAR T cells to take on cancer
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Penn students innovate in the time of AI

AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows

The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician

New 3D-printing enables color-changing, stress-responsive materials for smart sensing, displays, and robotics

Penn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed
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Improving T-cell responses to vaccines

Trials aim to make cancer relapse a thing of the past

Brothers follow similar paths in music and medicine

Determining the cause of cryopreservation fertility failures

Dual-target CAR T-cell therapy slows growth of aggressive brain cancer

A hard reset on electroconvulsive therapy
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Tee time with Julie Shin

What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP

Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

Penn salutes graduates at University’s 269th Commencement

President Jameson provides a ‘snapshot of Penn’s momentum’

Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
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Penn Washington names Celeste Wallander as inaugural executive director

Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy

Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool

Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions

How climate change impacts food security

Innovation in climate education

Natural Sciences
Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?
Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.
Upcoming Events

Reducing Maternal Mortality in Remote Nepal
Mingmar Sherpa, a rural physician and former Head of the Department of Health, Nepal, will discuss his training program in Nepal, which teaches midwives and nurses how to spot high-risk pregnancies with ultrasound.

Open Studio: Juneteenth Printing
This program will honor Juneteenth and the summer solstice by practicing letterpress printing. Participants will use letterpress printing technology to print impressions of leaves from native plants found in Philadelphia, with a focus on species used by enslaved people, such as elderberry and coneflower. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Finding Edna Lewis: Documentary Screening and Discussion
Ahead of Juneteenth, this program will celebrate renowned chef, teacher, and author Edna Lewis with a documentary screening, discussion, and display of her cookbooks, as well as tastings of some of her recipes.
Federal Government Updates
Penn is closely monitoring federal policy changes affecting institutions of higher education and academic health systems.
Supporting Our Community
During these challenging times, Penn remains committed to supporting students, faculty, and staff and to sharing information with our larger community of alumni, parents, and friends.
Penn Priorities
A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, educational or athletic programs, or other University-administered programs or in its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding this policy should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Suite 421, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice).