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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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How cable news has diverged from broadcast news
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?
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‘Where AI Works’
Research and scholarship at the intersection of law and history
Guardrails versus leashes: Finding a better way to regulate AI technology
Wharton’s deep dive into wellness at work
Wharton graduates first Global Executive MBA cohort
Brewing business: A Wharton undergrad who manages Penn’s student-run café
News
What can ants and naked-mole rats teach about societal roles?
Native plants from afar
AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate across disciplines
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
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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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‘The most human gesture’ brings the gift of a hand transplant at Penn Medicine
The perils and promise of GLP-1 medications
Penn’s Psychiatry chair is helping to reenvision how mental illness is diagnosed
Could gene therapy restore lost hearing?
$50 million gift to launch the Lurie Autism Institute
Keeping HUP sustainable
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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
Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
President Jameson provides a ‘snapshot of Penn’s momentum’
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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
Health & Medicine
Trials aim to make cancer relapse a thing of the past
At Penn Medicine, clinical trials are testing methods that may stop cancer from recurring.
Upcoming Events
Talks
Overview of the U.S. Judicial System
Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, a Penn alum, will share a brief overview of the U.S. judicial system, including the parallel state and federal systems, both civil and criminal. The session will also cover some of the basics of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of both state and federal courts, the procedures by which judges are appointed or elected, and the concept of jurisdiction.
Talks
Ad Hoc Workshop: Colleen Shanahan
As part of Penn Carey Law’s Ad Hoc Workshop summer series, Practice Professor of Law Colleen Shanahan will present chapters from her forthcoming book, “Unrepresented: Power, Profit, and Pain in America’s Lawyerless Courts.”
Special Events
I3H Year in Review Symposium
This symposium, organized by Penn’s Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H), will include the presentation of several awards, as well as a trainee and poster session. The program will also include a keynote lecture from Ruslan Medzhitov, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine, titled “Specificity, Reactivity, and Allergic Immunity.” Free and open to the Penn community.
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.
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