News
Penn Medicine, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum
What happens when an iceberg melts?
Blood test predicts kidney failure risk to Black Americans years before onset
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The performing arts at Penn: process, practice, and purpose
Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display
The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman
Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love
News
Voting is linked to living longer
Damon Centola named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Exploring the history of North American pastels
New faculty explore how individual minds influence group behavior
Blending empathy and analytics
Researching 17th century Caribbean freedom and empire
News
Tracing the evolving law and business of TV
Five things to know about private credit
Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation
A look inside the political economy of early America
Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics
Allison Hoffman: Connecting health care policy to people’s lives
News
What happens when an iceberg melts?
Gravity follows Newton and Einstein’s rules, even at cosmic scales
The Artemis II mission: Reflections on an ever-evolving relationship with space exploration
Caitlyn Chen’s path to becoming a physician-scientist
Shujie Yang harnesses sound to build the next generation of microrobotic medicine
Building better delivery vehicles for medicine
News
Where computer graphics, computer vision, and AI meet
A new swarm AI project takes on safety at scale
René Vidal: Taking AI to the next level
Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research
Robots that can see around corners using radio signals and AI
Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis
News
Pet first aid training comes to the rescue
How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children’s lives
Blood test predicts kidney failure risk to Black Americans years before onset
Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum
Penn Medicine, CHOP team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness
A new hub for AI-driven RNA research
News
Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
A spring outlook on campus
Awards, accolades, and honors across the Penn community
For rowing’s Cole Riedinger, leadership is about responsibility
Penn Medicine student awarded a 2026 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Class of 2026 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced
News
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
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
Technology
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
Upcoming Events
Sports
2026 Penn Relays
Penn hosts this year’s Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the U.S.—held annually since April 1895.
Ends April 25, 2026Take Our Children to Work Day
Take Our Children to Work Day encourages and inspires youth while introducing them to future workplace possibilities. Numerous Penn Schools and Centers welcome children to visit and engage, with a range of programs to suit young guests’ varied interests and career goals. Registration opens March 31. Supervisory approval is required for all staff and faculty participants; advance registration for activities is also required.
Talks
Earth Week: Botany & Philadelphia’s Scientific Past
This panel will explore Philadelphia’s botanical legacy through stories of the past and examples of cutting-edge research tools that members of the Penn research community are using to solve enduring botanical mysteries. Highlights will include new research initiatives at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, an exploration of the genetics of Penn’s historic Penn Treaty Elm, and collaborative work in plant genetics with the Penn Museum. Free and open to the Penn community. 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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