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Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood
Connecting Black culture, music, and community with the built environment
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
News
What makes messages persuasive?
Why young voters tune out
Emmy Keogh is buttering up her post-graduation plans
Sacrifice versus suffering: Examining unheard stories of the past
Equipping students and nonprofits for impact
How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
News
The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
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
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When the Schuylkill swallowed the city
The science of winemaking
Making ‘light’ work of computing
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
News
Inside NSF AIRFoundry, Senator McCormick gets a look at the future of RNA discovery
What it will take to make AI-enabled robots safer
Innovating computer chips to run more efficiently
A robotic solution for safer tree trimming
Using AI to help predict cardiac arrests
Using AI to surface unreported GLP-1 side effects in Reddit posts
News
Immune protein a possible target to slow Parkinson’s disease
Most who meet proposed CTE criteria do not show disease signs at autopsy
Thinking like a VMD, earlier
Specialized RNA molecules could counter ALS neurodegeneration
The fight to save a feisty little lamb
Empowering unhoused patients through comprehensive eye care
News
Celebrating Penn graduates: A friends and family photo essay
Spotting Penn’s Ivy Stones
The past and future of higher education
Penn’s Alumni Weekend in pictures
Applying AI to accelerate discovery, foster learning
Celebrating Penn’s 270th Commencement at a historic moment
News
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
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
Talks
Can the No Surprises Act Be Fixed?
This Penn LDI panel will feature two leading researchers and a former Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services official discussing why the No Surprises Act has failed to deliver on its cost-cutting promise, what could be done to change things, and whether there are larger lessons for future policy evolution. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Bringing Japanese Conservation Practices to Penn Libraries
This Penn Libraries talk will highlight the unique qualities of handmade Asian papers and their use in conservation treatment, focusing on preserving the cultural heritage and techniques that produce the materials used in conservation. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Talks
Book Talk: How to Disagree Better
This webinar will unpack the psychology behind disagreement and show how demonstrating openness, even when you don’t change your mind, can lead to better outcomes in negotiation, conflict resolution, and everyday decision-making. Through compelling research and real-world examples, Julia Minson, professor of public policy at Harvard University, will examine why traditional persuasion strategies often fall short, and how adopting receptiveness strategies can help bridge divides, reduce conflict, and increase influence. 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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