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Community College of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania launch Penn-CCP Entrepreneurship Academy
From vacant lots to healthier blocks: How urban greening affects health
AI helps improve a gene-editing tool, even with limited data
A Q&A with Vice Provost for Research David Meaney
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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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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
Justin Parent on unlocking the science of resilience in kids
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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
How negotiation skills empower girls
Entrepreneurship in the ‘new space era’
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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
What lies beneath
The hidden waves at the beach
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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
How AI could make autism screening more accessible
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The human body in space
Penn Medicine is prepared to meet the new measles moment
Transformational gift from Stanley C. Middleman creates new engine to accelerate breakthroughs at Penn Medicine
Ribbon-cutting for New Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education
From vacant lots to healthier blocks: How urban greening affects health
A lifeguard’s warning sign: How one emergency saved three lives
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Awards and appointments for Penn faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs
Community College of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania launch Penn-CCP Entrepreneurship Academy
How Penn faculty create classrooms where all students can thrive
25 years after Sept. 11
A Q&A with Vice Provost for Research David Meaney
Supporting youth enrichment and well-being in West Philadelphia schools
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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
Special Events
How to Really Run a City
During this special live recording of the “How to Really Run a City” podcast—involving The Philadelphia Citizen in partnership with Penn’s Public Service & Policy Initiative—former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will discuss his new Impact Scholars program with former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, the inaugural scholars. They’ll discuss the frontlines of urban change-making, what drew them to public service, the lessons that shaped their thinking and leadership, and how they’re building the next generation of civic talent. Free and open to the Penn community.
Special Events
Penn Women’s Center: Graduate Open House
During Penn’s annual GradFest, the Penn graduate student community is invited to get to know the Penn Women’s Center (PWC) at their fall open house, featuring PWC merch giveaways, fun activities, sweet treats, and more. Free and open to Penn graduate students.
Talks
Building Environments of Care
Benedetta Tagliabue, an architect and the co-founder of EMBT Architects, will explore how architecture can foster well-being by transforming public spaces into places of comfort, healing, and belonging. Tagliabue will examine how renaturalization, adaptive reuse, and human-centered design can help us reimagine cities as environments of care, where nature and architecture come together to create warmth and a sense of home within the urban fabric. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Supporting our Community
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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