News
![A senior man receives a vaccination from a healthcare provider in a pharmacy,](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
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Continued access to emergency abortion care
![Nurses in the NICU.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Avoidable deaths during COVID-19 associated with chronic hospital nurse understaffing
![2020 Penn graduate Nia Atkins, center, won the 800 meter finals at the 2024 Olympic trials.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
News
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States differ widely in requirements for young driver training
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Stonewall, revolt, and new queer art
![president johnson with martin luther king, jr signing civil rights act](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
The Civil Rights Act at 60
![Coins placed in front of threads of rainbow.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
![Members of Penn’s Glee Club in a square in an Italian city.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Penn Glee Club goes to Italy
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What can polls tell us in 2024?
News
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Penn Washington to house the University’s engagement in D.C.
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Deans Vijay Kumar, Katharine Strunk reflect on Commission’s final report
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Juneteenth Festival celebrated at the Penn Museum
![Felicia Washington.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Felicia Washington has been named vice president of human resources
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Bells toll around Penn, across the city, for National Gun Violence Awareness Day
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Dean Mark Wolff discusses the Antisemitism Task Force final report, and more
News
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Law experts on SCOTUS decisions on Chevron, Jan. 6 obstruction charge, administrative powers
![Supreme Court building with a video camera pointed at the front steps.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Continued access to emergency abortion care
![Brooks Bowden.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
With pandemic stimulus funds sunsetting, Penn GSE expert offers investment ideas
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Celebrating Penn GSE’s pilot elementary math tutoring elective
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Public defender shortages
![Person looking at real estate on a laptop.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the world of real estate
News
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Slowing inflammation may boost immunotherapy’s effectiveness against advanced lung cancer
![A senior man receives a vaccination from a healthcare provider in a pharmacy,](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Text reminders about COVID-19 boosters are as effective as free rides, new study finds
![Nurses in the NICU.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Avoidable deaths during COVID-19 associated with chronic hospital nurse understaffing
![A group of people posing and smiling in front of a polka dot backdrop.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Gender-affirming care at Penn Medicine: A future ‘not in the shadows’
![west philly skills initiative med worker](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Connecting the West Philadelphia community to careers
![nursing student taking blood pressure](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Replacing registered nurses in high stakes hospital care is dangerous to patients
News
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Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector
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Soft materials, sustainability, and the environment
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Exploring the limits of robotic systems
![Robots around a larger-than-life-size typewriter.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
The limits of ChatGPT for scriptwriting
![Icebergs in Greenland.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition
![Cesar de la Fuente, Fangping Wan, and Marcelo der Torossian Torres.](/themes/custom/penn_global/assets/img/transparent.png)
Looking to AI to solve antibiotic resistance
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Campus & Community
To Penn’s Class of 2024: ‘The world needs you’
The University celebrated graduating students during the 268th Commencement.
Upcoming Events
Circus Week
Colorful circus-themed rail cars take over the Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum & Gardens for the week.
Ends July 7, 2024![Penn Museum exterior](https://penntoday.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/event_large/public/2024-01/Museum.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=IQHm09Fk)
Wawa Welcome America Day
As part of Wawa Welcome America, the largest July 4th celebration in the U.S., Penn Museum offers free admission to its galleries. Online reservations are required.
![Penn Museum exterior](https://penntoday.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/event_large/public/2024-01/Museum.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=IQHm09Fk)
Garden Jams
Penn Museum brings back its summer concert series in the Stoner Courtyard. Every Wednesday in July, local musicians will perform and the galleries will stay open until 8 p.m. This is a ticketed event.
Ends July 31, 2024Inspiring Impact through Philanthropy
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Support PennPenn 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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