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What ‘pristine relics’ at the edge of the solar system reveal about how planets formed
A creative approach to learning biology
Mapping Lenape plant knowledge
Penn Vet breaks ground on state-funded laboratory to speed diagnoses and strengthen Pennsylvania’s animal and public health
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A creative approach to learning biology
Mind the gap(s): Crossing languages, cultures, and time
Using AI to integrate design and finance
Annie Liang-Zhou builds on a legacy in historic preservation
The wild botanicals of the Atlantic world
A summer of research and teaching with Scribe Video Center
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Nerdiness, race, and perceptions of precision
A deep dive into early 19th-century Native American history
Preparing school counselors to support students of all ages
Julie Petersen on helping children thrive
Studying the building blocks of early math learning
Joseph Turow on data protection in the age of AI
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Golkin Family Foundation gift launches next era of law and technology at Penn Carey Law
The long view of long-term care
Why authors are better at predicting impact than peer review
Filling in the gap: Testing the ability of humans and AI models to determine missing information in contracts
Cookstove subsidies fight climate change at a lower cost
How trust shapes retirement security
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World Space Week story roundup
What ‘pristine relics’ at the edge of the solar system reveal about how planets formed
Mapping Lenape plant knowledge
Diving for research
How the environment around collagen shapes its growth
Evolutionary advantages to leaving the nest
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How a Penn-based consortium has shaped modern AI
Space invaders: What cybersecurity looks like in space
Updating a radio astronomy instrument at the Green Bank Telescope
From the RoboRacer course to the RoboRacer track
An AI model shows how climate events drive human migration
AI helps improve a gene-editing tool, even with limited data
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Insurance barriers limit access to blood cancer drugs
$25M gift establishes the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine
A new playbook for community care
Penn Vet breaks ground on state-funded laboratory to speed diagnoses and strengthen Pennsylvania’s animal and public health
Harnessing the power of T cells
Uterus transplants in the US show technique largely successful to achieve live birth
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Awards and accolades for faculty at Penn
100 years of career preparation
Climate Week 2026: Empowering you to take action
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and undergrads
Erika James reappointed dean of the Wharton School
Welcoming students to the Penn Libraries
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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
Health & Medicine
CAR T cell therapy leads to 10-year remissions in B-cell lymphoma patients
A long-term follow-up from one of the earliest CAR T cell therapy clinical trials shows potential cures in more than one-third of patients treated at Penn Medicine.
Upcoming Events
Special Events
Jump Start Your Arts Career
This information and networking session will help attendees better understand recruiting and hiring timelines in the arts and entertainment fields. Participants will learn about campus programs and resources, including alumni connections, summer internship opportunities, and funding awards to help Penn undergraduate students enter these industries. Dinner will be provided. Registration is strongly encouraged.
Food & Drink
Kelly Writers House: 2026 Edible Books Party
Penn students, faculty, and staff are welcome to make, bake, or build an (edible) book for the Kelly Writers House annual Edible Books Party, held in memory of Blaze Bernstein. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including Punniest, Best Use of a Single Ingredient, Most Literary, Most Literal, and Blaziest (i.e. the best). Free and open to the Penn community. Register to attend.
Talks
The Many Dimensions of AI Risk
Penn AI will convene a panel to examine the many dimensions of AI risk, their broader social implications, and the options for mitigating them, including what forms of accountability and oversight are needed, who bears the risks, and the balance between technical interventions and policy solutions. The discussion will also consider AI’s changing role in research, taking recent advances in mathematics as a starting point. Alongside new opportunities for discovery, the panel will explore what is at stake for the human dimensions of scholarship: judgment, creativity, the training of the next generation of scholars, and the pursuit of understanding. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Title IX Compliance in Athletics
Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Penn's Way: Going the Distance for Our Community
Penn's Way, our annual workplace giving campaign (October 1 - November 20) is making strides in supporting critical programs that beneft people in need. Give from the heart and max your match. *100% match for every dollar up to $2,500 and a 50% match on gifts of $2,501, up to $20,000.
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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