Fourth-year Aravind Krishnan, the inaugural Sarah Katz Award recipient, is working to help shelter residents in Philadelphia better monitor their health.

After finishing a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics, fourth-year Bryan Suh will become a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps.

Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.

Annabelle Jin, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 16 recipients selected by the Henry Luce Foundation to be a 2025-26 Luce Scholar.

The University, Philadelphia’s largest private employer, generates economic development across the city, Commonwealth, and region.

At a gathering at Eisenlohr Hall, a portrait of renowned architect Julian Abele and a series of his paintings were unveiled, formally recognizing his design contributions to one of campus’ iconic structures.

For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean.

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials, a joint endeavor between Penn Arts Sciences and the Penn Museum, celebrates 10 years of teaching students how to interpret the past in an interdisciplinary context.

At Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant that fields students’ syllabus questions, generates assignment feedback, and eases the stress of instructors’ and TAs’ emailing schedules.

Fourth-year Aravind Krishnan, the inaugural Sarah Katz Award recipient, is working to help shelter residents in Philadelphia better monitor their health.

The University, Philadelphia’s largest private employer, generates economic development across the city, Commonwealth, and region.

For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean.

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

After finishing a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics, fourth-year Bryan Suh will become a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps.

Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.

Annabelle Jin, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 16 recipients selected by the Henry Luce Foundation to be a 2025-26 Luce Scholar.

Singer, songwriter, poet, author, and musician Patti Smith was in residence at the Kelly Writers House for two days, telling stories about the people in her life throughout the decades, reading passages from her books, and performing her songs.

SevenUniversity of Pennsylvaniaaffiliates—five fourth-years and two recent graduates—have each received a 2025Thouron Awardto pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Working with professors George Demiris and Connie Ulrich, Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Oonjee Oh is investigating the role of AI in end-of-life care from technological and ethical perspectives.

Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and international collaborators from Germany have investigated the effects of training the innate immune system in experimental models of chronic inflammatory disease, periodontitis and arthritis.

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.7% increase in tuition and a $328 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming academic year.

At a gathering at Eisenlohr Hall, a portrait of renowned architect Julian Abele and a series of his paintings were unveiled, formally recognizing his design contributions to one of campus’ iconic structures.

Dean Antonia M. Villarruel of Penn Nursing and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center are on the Vision for American Science and Technology task force that devised the policy recommendations.

At the Corning Museum of Glass, professor of architecture Masoud Akbarzadeh and his team have turned fragility into strength with a 30-foot-long span of shimmering glass, blending ancient wisdom with cutting-edge design to redefine the future of structural engineering and architecture.

Kristen Ghodsee of the Department of Russian and East European Studies discusses the outcome of the German parliamentary elections and the implications for Europe’s future.

The Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Techstars will succeed Stephen J. MacCarthy on April 7.

The Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “Top Producing Institution,” one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of awardees, for the 2024-25 academic year. Last year, 15 Penn students and alumni were offered Fulbright grants to 13 countries.

The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience.

The French and Francophone Studies faculty member took an unconventional route to academia. She places the voices of the islands at the heart of her work.

Penn researchers use iron oxide nanozymes to treat infections during root canals with fewer adverse effects than clinical gold standard while also promoting tissue healing.

The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazersRaymondandSadieAlexander, as well as some of their family members.Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.

Penn’s Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Dingfield and Senior Associate Vice Provost and Senior Associate Vice President for Research Missy Peloso explain facilities and administrative (‘indirect’) costs and the implications of potential NIH funding cuts.

Penn physicist Randall Kamien, visiting scholar Lauren Niu, and collaborator Geneviève Dion of Drexel bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a mathematical model that could be used to create a new class of lightweight, ultra-strong materials.

At Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant that fields students’ syllabus questions, generates assignment feedback, and eases the stress of instructors’ and TAs’ emailing schedules.

A new exhibition at Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art is the first in-depth museum survey of the six-decade career of California artist Carl Cheng, on view through April 6.

The Pavilion will be renamed in recognition of the Cliftons’ historic philanthropic commitment, one of the largest ever to name a U.S. inpatient hospital building.

Next year, the nation will celebrate the Semiquincentennial marking the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the lead up to celebrations, Penn faculty, staff, and students will have a role to play.

Epstein has served as interim EVP and interim dean since December 2023.

Launch of the Institute and rebirth of a minor in European studies create new opportunities for student research and travel abroad.

The ice operations manager at the Penn Ice Rink chats about working in a cold environment, the importance of controlling temperature, driving the Zamboni, and what makes the award-winning facility unique.

Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received lifesaving care from Penn Vet.

Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

Gutmann accepted the award, presented by five current and former university presidents, at a ceremony on Jan. 28.

Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.

The new Penn Staff Community Choir, formed by Penn’s Office of Social Equity and Community in the fall, will have its debut mini-concert on Feb. 4, led by director Ruth Naomi Floyd.

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

The Quaker Girls Dance Team partners with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships to mentor West Philadelphia dance and cheer teams.

The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.

One year since becoming the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Raghavendran discusses Penn’s advancements from the past year, the purpose of a values statement, and Penn’s strengths as a cultivator of American leadership.

The office, which is now open, is co-led by Steve Ginsburg and Majid Alsayegh. Deborah Frey will serve as chief investigator.

Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.

The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials, a joint endeavor between Penn Arts Sciences and the Penn Museum, celebrates 10 years of teaching students how to interpret the past in an interdisciplinary context.

Literature of Care, a course offered every fall in the School of Arts Sciences, explores medical humanities and the role storytelling plays in patient care.

The new Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center brought together faculty speakers from five schools for its Climate Solutions for the Living World symposium.

Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.

Experts offered predictions and insights for leaders in the incoming administration at a Perry World House forum.

Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.

Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received lifesaving care from Penn Vet.

Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

Gutmann accepted the award, presented by five current and former university presidents, at a ceremony on Jan. 28.

Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.

The new Penn Staff Community Choir, formed by Penn’s Office of Social Equity and Community in the fall, will have its debut mini-concert on Feb. 4, led by director Ruth Naomi Floyd.

The earliest winter blooms are white and yellow, ranging from pale to sun-drenched in color in an effort to woo early pollinators: flies and beetles.

The second-year is the first Quaker to win the Pool Trophy in 46 years.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.

In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments.

Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati co-founded the international microfinancing nonprofit Sustaining Women in Financial Turmoil while in high school, and, as a student at Penn, he continues as executive chairman.

The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration celebrates King’s life and work and honors students, faculty, staff, and community members. This year’s winners were selected for their work in the Penn community and beyond.

Winkelstein has taught at Penn for more than twenty years as a leader of interdisciplinary research, and has served as deputy provost since 2020.

Jan. 29 marks the Lunar New Year and the advent of the Year of the Snake, an animal that can be spotted in a Penn Museum exhibition featuring objects and celestial figurines from the Song Dynasty.

The fourth-year international relations student is researching Uzbekistan and Central Asian diplomacy, with a summer spent talking with taxi drivers and U.S. ambassadors on the ground in Tashkent.

As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.

Penn researchers use temperature to guide cellular behavior, promising better diagnostics and targeted therapies.

The Pedagogical Repository for Italian Media Activities, or PRIMA, helps students and faculty explore Italian language and culture by using voices and imagery that better represent the culture.

Researchers combined cosmological data from two major surveys of the universe’s evolutionary history and found that it may have become “messier and complicated” than expected in recent years.

The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.

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One year since becoming the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Raghavendran discusses Penn’s advancements from the past year, the purpose of a values statement, and Penn’s strengths as a cultivator of American leadership.

Through global trips and weekly seminars, the program centers students’ interests in global policy to help solve real-world problems, and the students gain one-of-a-kind experience along the way.

Experts offered predictions and insights for leaders in the incoming administration at a Perry World House forum.

Drawing on her background as a scholar of gender in media and founder of the Center for Collaborative Communication, she is supporting community members as they drive communication research around democracy, climate, health, and more.

Penn Physicist Andrea Liu and collaborators modeled the behavior of tissue during a stage of fly development and found, surprisingly, it doesn’t fluidize as it shrinks but stays solid. Their approach could offer insights physical systems with complex functionality.

Two members of the Class of 2023, Chuanyuan (Suzanne) Liu and Habib Salim, have each receivedSchwarzman Scholarship funding for a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Penn Today spoke to Sarah Tomkein the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program about the black squirrels regularly seen on College Green. They are black because of a genetic mutation in the melanin receptor protein, which regulates pigment.

Literature of Care, a course offered every fall in the School of Arts Sciences, explores medical humanities and the role storytelling plays in patient care.

Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.

Jane Pablos, the residential services manager (RSM) at Du Bois College House, has worked at Penn for 30 years.

Penn faculty reflect on the legacy of the former president, who led America almost a half-century ago and whose post-presidency was defined by humanitarian work and service.

The 12th piece in Penn Today’s Side Gigs for Good series highlights staff who mentor and empower Latino professionals, lead Girl Scout troops, donate hand-knitted items to people in need, and connect Philadelphia children with music opportunities.

In a joint class within the School of Social Policy Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication, PIK professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big in Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life.

Almost one year into their new role as director of the LGBT Center, Eric Anglero looks to support students and community with robust programming and a place where “you can just be.”

Revisit some of the stories that highlighted the events, breakthroughs, people, and research across the University this year.

Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar discusses the mysterious flying objects, or “drones,” hovering around parts of the East Coast.

In the office of Ray Priore, head coach of the football team, rests the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college sports.

The expansion into the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations has been partly driven by heritage speakers seeking to connect with their families and cultures.

Fourth-years Tej Patel and Sridatta Teerdhala, both in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management, a dual degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Wharton School, have been chosen as2025 Marshall Scholars.

The office, which is now open, is co-led by Steve Ginsburg and Majid Alsayegh. Deborah Frey will serve as chief investigator.

In a fireside chat at Penn, Ali Zaidi talked about the Biden Administration’s climate policy as a throughline to securing global competitiveness and domestic prosperity.

Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

Perry World House held a discussion featuring Penn experts to confront the future of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and what the world can expect.

Verderame, an outreach educator at the School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her kinship with misunderstood animals, introducing students to veterinary medicine, the black market for insects, her favorite part of her job, and the dreaded spotted lanternfly.

Laboratory studies reveal a potentially low-tech intervention to improve personalized cell therapy.

Interim President Jameson discusses the many ways Penn is moving forward, from the opening of state-of-the-art facilities to new initiatives that advance In Principle and Practice.

With an estate gift of more than $42 million, William J. Levy, a graduate of the Wharton School and Penn Carey Law School, has contributed $50 million in support of undergraduate students in the College.

The Stach Group in Penn Engineering led a collaborative team identifying how chemical catalysts drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight, paving the way for more efficient removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

As the director of the Penn Art Collection in charge of nearly 9,000 artworks, Lynn Smith Dolby manages the conservation, registration, and display of all University-owned art, indoors and outdoors across campus.

The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School.

Valdes-Fauli, who was formerly the assistant vice president of Service and Experience Excellence at the University of Miami, assumed the role at Penn on Dec. 1.

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.

A collaborative team of researchers led by Penn Vet’s Ronald N. Harty and Jingjing Liang show how the Hippo signaling pathway intersects with the virus at multiple stages of the viral life cycle.

A team of researchers led by Aman Husbands of the School of Arts Sciences has uncovered surprising ways transcription factors—the genetic switches for genes—regulate plant development, revealing how subtle changes in a lipid-binding region can dramatically alter gene regulation.

For four decades, more than one million Jews left the USSR despite the Soviet Union’s complex bureaucracy and opposition to emigration. Doctoral candidate Sasha Zborovsky explores the intricate dynamics.

The initiative expands Penn’s long-standing commitment to need-based financial aid, guaranteeing no-loan financial aid packages to eligible students and families since 2008.

Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

The Quaker Girls Dance Team partners with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships to mentor West Philadelphia dance and cheer teams.

The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.

With the bat population on asharp declinesince 2008, the Program collaborated withPenn SustainabilityandPenn Facilities and Real Estate Services to develop bat boxes designed to mimic tree habitat and support the daily needs and overall health of bats.

The seventh Penn in Latin America and the Caribbeanconference centered on the theme of “Public and Community Engaged Scholarship in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Its Diaspora.”

Penn’s fall semester officially began in August, as many students returned to campus. While staff, faculty, and postdocs are largely in West Philadelphia year-round, the fall marks a reset and starting point for many. The late summer and mild fall weather brings the natural beauty of campus to life.

The new Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center brought together faculty speakers from five schools for its Climate Solutions for the Living World symposium.

The Council consists of five faculty members collaborating to enhance visibility and impact of AI research across Penn.

The state-of-the-art indoor track facility is the first of its kind in Philadelphia.

Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042.

The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization.

Will Chan, a Thouron Scholar and Ph.D. candidate in theoretical physics, is also an advocate for building Asian communities.

Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi, from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipendfor graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. He is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars, and an expected 100 worldwide.

Brie Gettleson speaks about her role as a subject librarian with the Penn Libraries and liaison for the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.

On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.

In a QA, Fred Dickinson of the Department of History discusses his semester as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Vietnam and building out Southeast Asian studies at Penn.

Students share the campus and their experiences at Penn with visitors in person and online, forming meaningful friendships and lasting connections.

Through his work as an interdisciplinary chemist, Booker has has made advancements in human health and innovative new treatments of disease.

Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.

Penn expands its Yellow Ribbon program for veterans and their beneficiaries, now offering unlimited slots and funding for undergraduate students.

Steiner’s tenure as dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is extended through June 30, 2027.

Antonia M. Villarruel and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are among 60 people named to a task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology.

The oldest film in Penn’s University Archives Records Center documents the 1915 football game featuring Penn versus Cornell, played on Thanksgiving Day in front of a packed crowd at Franklin Field. Penn plays Cornell Nov. 9 in their 130th meeting.

Stephanie Perry, exit polling manager for NBC News and executive director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, shares insights into what drove voters in Tuesday’s election.

For many Penn students, Election Day 2024 is about more than two presidential candidates going at it hammer and tongs; it’s also a vital celebration of democracy.

While most know Williams Carlos Williams for his modern poetry, one of his oil paintings hangs in a reading room on Penn's campus.

A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.

Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

Penn researchers discovered “wing spreading” in Drosophila santomea, research that hints at a rare, novel finding and offers insights into an underrepresented area in sexual reproduction research: female-initiated behaviors.

As the new director of the Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, Jessa Lingel creates community and belonging on campus.

Through grants, awards, events, publications, a podcast, and more, the Center provides resources and a central hub for researchers across Penn tackling the energy transition.

The six-part series from Penn Today focuses on University resources for students, faculty, and staff.

The Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts Sciences, Rommen will begin the new appointment on Jan. 1.

The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line.

Richard E. Phillips, chief of the division of Neuro-Oncology and an assistant professor of neurology, is among 11 scholars included in this year’s cohort, who will support cancer research and innovation across the country.

The program will formally launch in fall 2025 with the arrival of the inaugural visiting scholar, Dahlia Scheindlin, followed by Shay Hazkani in spring 2026, and Amal Jamal in fall 2026.

At the 2024 Silfen Forum, former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad and former Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich spoke about dialogue and diplomacy in the Middle East.

A collaborative team of researchers analyzed the information-seeking styles of more than 480,000 people from 50 countries and found that gender and education inequality track different types of knowledge exploration. Their findings suggest potential cultural drivers of curiosity and learning.

Since its founding in 2008, the short-term homestay platform Airbnb has expanded to 100,000 cities in more than 220 countries, and, according to data from the company, 1.5 billion guests had stayed in Airbnb-listed properties through 2023.

Nick Falcone from Information Systems Computing discusses resources the Penn community can use to secure data and privacy.

At a roundtable sponsored by the SNF Paideia Program, political journalists from diverse outlets discussed the states of the presidential campaigns.

The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Kislak Center curator Alicia Meyer is researching a pair of gloves in the Penn Libraries collection rumored to have been William Shakespeare’s, enlisting the help of Tessa Gadomski in the Libraries conservation laboratory to see if the gloves could be from the 1600s.

As society grapples with the impacts of a worsening climate—from the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to rising sea levels and deadly heat waves—the need for actionable solutions has never been greater, Penn researchers say.

From the annual fall flu clinic to free biometric screenings, Penn provides access to preventive care for students, staff, and faculty.

Researchers push the limits of sound wave control, unlocking the potential for faster, clearer wireless communication and quantum information processing technologies.

The emeritus Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in conversation with Marcia Chatelain.

Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.

Researchers from Penn Vet provide insights into how a species of worms found a way around the mammalian urge to scratch an itch.

Andrew Arenge of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies has created dashboards showing geotargeted issues and spending amounts looking at the Harris and Trump campaigns.

About one-fifth of all college students identify as having a disability, a figure that has grown in recent decades. At Penn, students form advocacy clubs, work with the Weingarten Center, and study disability.

Penn Vet researchers have revealed a connection between NF-κB signaling pathways and X chromosome inactivation, which has implications for understanding sex-based immune responses during infection.

The six-part series from Penn Today focuses on University resources for students, faculty, and staff.

A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum Gardens is designed to move with the wind.

Supported by PURM, second-year Ziana Sundrani and third-year Taiwo Adeaga worked in the Infant Language Center over the summer on a project exploring how infants figure out which things are words.

Chiba-Okabe explains his transition from practicing law in Japan to pursuing a Ph.D. in applied math and computational science and how those interests intersect.

Researchers uncovered how twisting layers of a material can generate a mysterious electron-path-deflecting effect, unlocking new possibilities for controlling light and electrons in quantum materials.

The fifth Climate Week at Penn, designed to help people find their place in the climate movement, takes place Oct. 14-18.

At an event at the School of Dental Medicine, members of the Penn community gathered to talk about the intersection of free speech and racism in academia.

A conversation with staff from the University’s central information technology division.

Last month Earth welcomed a visitor known as 2024 PT5. To learn more about this celestial guest, Penn Today caught up with two astronomers in the School of Arts Sciences, Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain.

Penn’s Division of Public Safety’s PennReady: Protecting Communities Through Resilience and Relationships Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 27 featured a controlled burn of a mock residential room, showcasing the efficacy of sprinkler and alarm systems, and the response of first responders and city firefighters.

Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries.

In 2023, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó received Nobel Prize recognition for mRNA vaccines. Today, the work continues apace as successes across the University show how medicine is changing rapidly as a result of the prize-winning discovery.

By combining the power of autonomous systems and medical expertise, a team of engineers and physician scientists from Penn are tackling the challenge of mass casualty triage.

Roberts, who has appointments in Penn Carey Law and School of Arts Sciences, is one of 22 Fellows to be named this year.

Wellness and well-being are woven into the life of Penn’s campus, for students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. In the first part of a new series, Penn Today highlights University resources that support the campus community.

The football team beat the Raiders 27-17 on Saturday in their home opener at Franklin Field.

In both Asia and Europe, high-speed rail knits regions, countries, and continents together. What will it take to see more rail infrastructure in the U.S.?

On a breezy, overcast early fall day, members of the Penn community gathered to dedicate the University’s new center for data science and artificial intelligence: Amy Gutmann Hall.

The Senior Fellows will lead two programs focusing on higher education and Congress and policy.

Karikó was honored by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro at a special ceremony in Harrisburg.

Using mathematical modeling, researchers from Penn and Princeton found a way to maintain cooperation without relying on complex norms or institutions.

Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown, a financial historian focused on central banking and policy, discusses the Fed’s recent, and likely last, key decision before the presidential election.

Griffith is an innovator in the study of health equity, and will teach in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.

Two Penn faculty -- installation artist and sculptor Michelle Lopez, and composer and musician Tyshawn Sorey -- each have been awarded one of 12 arts fellowships by the Pew Center for Arts Heritage in Philadelphia.

Penny the Pig makes occasional appearances around Penn’s campus. Who is she?

Deputy Provost Beth Winkelstein discusses her role in leading implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

A Sept. 18 panel hosted by the Environmental Innovations Initiative and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies discussed local and global initiatives.

In a QA, William Marble of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies talks about how PORES has had to adjust to the series of rapidly changing events in the presidential race and to longer-standing shifts in public opinion research methodologies.

In a QA with Penn Today, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. reflects on his first year as provost, Penn’s strategic framework In Principle and Practice, and upholding academic independence.

A new initiative that advances In Principle and Practice, the Draw Down the Lightning grants encourage collaborative endeavors in support of the strategic framework’s four principles and five practices.

The seven Fellows come from six schools at Penn, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.

Hoffman’s second term as the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine will extend to June 30, 2030.

Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.

Two undergraduates, supported by PURM, worked on research projects this summer with the Graves Lab to contribute to the knowledge of diabetes’ impact on oral wound healing and periodontal disease.

Through the SNF Paideia Program, seven undergraduates and political scientist Lia Howard traveled all over the commonwealth this summer, listening to residents talk about their lives and the issues that matter to them.

Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.

Sixty first-year seminars offer complex subjects in a comfortable group setting, as well as close connections to professors and peers. This year, 10 are also taking part in a pilot program focused on teaching students how to have respectful dialogue around difficult topics.

Researchers from three University of Pennsylvania schools collaborated with a Hunting Park nonprofit to design, build, and test a prototype of a cooling shelter to place at a bus stop.

The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.

Penn Ph.D. student Xinlan Emily Hu leads a group of budding engineers and social scientists who study communication across teams. The group has developed a new toolkit aimed at helping researchers analyze and measure teamwork.

Penn Vet Working Dog Center researchers have identified an effective and field-applicable way to rapidly help dogs cool down after exercise.

Climate scientist Michael Mann of the School of Arts Sciences and Annenberg School for Communication leads a research community that aims to understand climate anxiety and improve climate communication.

Researchers from Penn Engineering, led by César de la Fuente, have leveraged AI to discover dozens of potential new antibiotics in the human gut microbiome.

The seven Fellows come from six schools at Penn, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.

Hoffman’s second term as the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine will extend to June 30, 2030.

Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.

Two undergraduates, supported by PURM, worked on research projects this summer with the Graves Lab to contribute to the knowledge of diabetes’ impact on oral wound healing and periodontal disease.

Researchers from three University of Pennsylvania schools collaborated with a Hunting Park nonprofit to design, build, and test a prototype of a cooling shelter to place at a bus stop.

The second-year midfielder has been chosen to represent Team USA for the second year in a row.

The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.

Domenic Vitiello, an urban and regional planning expert, teaches classes that invite students to locations in and around Philadelphia to better understand how its denizens dine.

Researchers from Penn have identified a “forcefield-like” defense system in solid tumors and the genetic elements that can switch it off.

Penn Ph.D. student Xinlan Emily Hu leads a group of budding engineers and social scientists who study communication across teams. The group has developed a new toolkit aimed at helping researchers analyze and measure teamwork.

Robyn Sanderson and collaborators are unearthing the history of the universe’s formation by looking for clues that reveal its “galactic fossil record.”

Political scientist Marc Meredith talks about the ways some states have made voting laws more restrictive or more expansive since 2020 and what these changes mean for the 2024 elections.

In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.

The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

Undergraduates Ellie Mayers and Gladys Smith worked as research assistants this summer gathering data from pregnant patients for a study by Penn Medicine physician Beth Leong Pineles, researching bed rest orders and physical activity restrictions for those at risk of preterm birth.

Wolff’s reappointment follows a comprehensive review of the major accomplishments of his first term as dean, including new mission and vision statement for the School, new programs and interdisciplinary centers, and advancing an inclusive learning environment.

Preceptorials, a New Student Orientation tradition for first-year undergraduates, run this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.

New Student Orientation introduced the first-ever “Building the Penn Community” event during Penn Spirit Day on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Penn Today sat down with Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran about his first six months and the year ahead.

The Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences programs, launched last fall, foster spaces conducive for difficult conversations while recognizing shared humanity.

The ceremony marked the start of Penn’s 285th academic year, with about 2,500 new students gathered on Franklin Field.

Undergraduates Ellie Mayers and Gladys Smith worked as research assistants this summer gathering data from pregnant patients for a study by Penn Medicine physician Beth Leong Pineles, researching bed rest orders and physical activity restrictions for those at risk of preterm birth.

Wolff’s reappointment follows a comprehensive review of the major accomplishments of his first term as dean, including new mission and vision statement for the School, new programs and interdisciplinary centers, and advancing an inclusive learning environment.

Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed the Class of 2028, transfer students, and their families.

The New Student Orientation for the Class of 2028 includes a roster of events ranging from a primer on Penn traditions to dinner and dancing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to walking tours and introductions.

New Student Orientation introduced the first-ever “Building the Penn Community” event during Penn Spirit Day on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Dawn Bonnell, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman have been recognized for extraordinary achievements in their fields.

Chaired by Senior Vice Dean Lisa Bellini of Penn Medicine and Faculty director Sigal Ben-Porath of the SNF Paideia Program, the Task Force includes faculty, students, and staff members.

Nearly 6,000 students are moving into the 13 College Houses this week.

Preceptorials, a New Student Orientation tradition for first-year undergraduates, run this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.

Penn Today sat down with Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran about his first six months and the year ahead.

The Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences programs, launched last fall, foster spaces conducive for difficult conversations while recognizing shared humanity.

Forty-eight second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students will be on the ground during Move-In to assist approximately 6,000 new and returning Quakers.

The Rittenhouse Orrery is a nearly intact 18th-century mechanical model of the solar system, demonstrating the motions of the planets and their satellites around the sun, built by astronomer David Rittenhouse.

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.

Winkelstein has been tapped by the interim president and the provost to oversee the implementation of the Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.

Funded by RealArts@Penn, rising fourth-year Ejun Hong is spending the summer interning with Sony Pictures in Los Angeles.

A 2023 Project for Progress initiative, the Breathing Room at Sayre High School was unveiled this spring.

The gift will establish the Penn Climate Sustainability Initiative, fostering collaboration across academic disciplines and all 12 Schools on campus.

New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine has implications for addressing a leading contributor to climate warming.

Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty.