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2025 McGraw Prize in Education winners honored
Air travel quandary: Gad Allon and Megan Ryerson on challenges and solutions
GLP-1 medications may only temporarily suppress brain activity involved in ‘food noise’
Understanding the climate record through objects
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Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
U.S. Army veteran connects service to research on empathy in ancient Greece
Penn receives naming gift for new Student Performing Arts Center
New Katz Center fellowship amplifies study of antisemitism through classes, events, and community
Who, What, Why: Brian Vivier leads Global Collections at Penn Libraries
Three student actors, 45 minutes on an international stage
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2025 McGraw Prize in Education winners honored
Air travel quandary: Gad Allon and Megan Ryerson on challenges and solutions
Machine learning and the social sciences
New members of American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Economics is ‘a unique way of thinking’ to see through the mystery of daily life
Connecting with America’s 250th anniversary
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Does AI limit creativity?
The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs
Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era
Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook
Ella Vance: Diving into the causes of crime
Who, What, Why: Third-year gets a taste of the film biz
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Understanding the climate record through objects
Letting the sunshine in and monitoring stormwater runoff
A serendipitous find leads to lifesaving discoveries
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
How a coral stiffens its skeleton on demand
Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures seek to unravel the mystery of the disappearing barn owl
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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
Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars
Students test one way to combat extreme heat in Philadelphia
A generative AI model that designs new antibiotics
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New CAR T strategy targets most common form of heart disease
GLP-1 medications may only temporarily suppress brain activity involved in ‘food noise’
Processing grief through goats and accessibility
Rabies resurgence in Peru highlights global threats of health inequity
Wild birds are driving the current U.S. bird flu outbreak
Advancing sleep medicine, research, and awareness at Penn Nursing
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The research landscape is changing. Penn Forward’s Research Strategy co-chairs are ready to adapt
A quarter-century of supporting Asian Pacific Islander students
Penn staff help community through side gigs
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto on advancing graduate education through Penn Forward
Fostering cats and dogs in Philadelphia
Monumental sculpture celebrated on Penn’s campus
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Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
A Lauder Institute intercultural venture in Oman and the UAE
Perry World House: Four perspectives on the Middle East ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally
Three things to know: Postdoc Shana Scogin on Nepal’s youth uprising
Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing
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
Special Events
SHOP PENN Days of Deals
Organized by Facilities & Real Estate Services, the annual SHOP PENN Days of Deals features 12 days of sales and giveaways from an array of eclectic stores and restaurants around campus, including the Penn Bookstore. The SHOP PENN Holiday Window Decorating Contest also returns on Dec. 8-14; participants can take a stroll through the district and vote for their favorite holiday window display.
Ends December 12, 2025Redesigning Philanthropy
Ruth Jean-Marie, founder and CEO of the August Project and Consulting Group, will speak on the current and potential roles of storytelling, virtual reality/tech, and empathy to create substantive, lasting social impact. Participants will couple the value of storytelling with contemporary approaches to connection spanning virtual reality and technology. Register to attend.
Screenings
Philadelphia Screening: World AIDS Day
This screening of “Philadelphia,” the first major Hollywood film to confront HIV/AIDS, homophobia, and workplace discrimination, will align with World AIDS Day and include a subsequent conversation on art, advocacy, and representation. Free and open to the public. 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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