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In ‘Sacred Stuff,’ students explore religion through material culture
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Studying the benefits of virtual art engagement
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Art Matters: ‘In the Garden’ by Jennifer Bartlett
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The economic impact of the Olympics
![Matthew Breier reads city directory.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods
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Four academic journeys explored
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Where scientific nationalism meets tradition
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What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage
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An empty outdoor space is transformed into a social garden
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ICA presents dual new exhibits for summer, fall
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Showing up for Penn in London
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Art Matters: Painter Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Forward Together’
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Supporting vital immigrant defense
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New books from Wharton faculty
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Protecting against burnout
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From English learners to English teachers
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Will America’s clean car policies persist?
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Penn Carey Law faculty react to SCOTUS ruling on immunity, social media content
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A newly identified immune checkpoint protein may lead to future cancer therapies
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This HR leader hears, heeds, and helps those who heal others
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Charting a new frontier with psychedelic drugs
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New form of repetitive magnetic brain stimulation reduces treatment time for bipolar disorder
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When there’s money to lose, phone usage while driving drops
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Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants
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Shedding light on cellular metabolism to fight disease
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Does heat travel differently in tight spaces?
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Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows
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Using AI to map research in the School of Arts & Sciences
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Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles
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A first physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
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The power of protons
Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.
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