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Literature and medicine
An inside look at the history of television
The professor who moonlights as a songwriter
Connecting Latin American fiction through infrastructure and transit
Sizing up Pennsylvania’s creative workforce
A study of the ancient built environment
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New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions
Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world
Seven things to know about ‘Common Sense’
Planning ahead in an age of longevity
Preserving the past
A design fall studio brings interdisciplinary thinking to Philly’s historic and commercial core
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Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?
The path from labs to the marketplace
Does AI limit creativity?
Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook
The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs
Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era
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How to incentivize problem solving in groups
Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training
Why are icy surfaces slippery?
How plants ‘hedge their bets’ for better reproductive outcomes
Lifesaving breakthrough in bacterial behavior
Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees
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Penn Engineering’s Chris Callison-Burch on 25 years of AI innovation
New video dataset to advance AI for health care
The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Eva Dyer is listening to the brain’s code with a little help from AI
AI at the eyelid: Glasses that track health through your blinks
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Investigational blood biomarker panel may improve detection of pancreatic cancer
‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers
PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
Safeguarding health for animals and people
RTW Foundation donates $8M to reimagine physician training in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine
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Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students
The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
5 things: A conversation with Spike Lee
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Bringing COP30 from Brazil into Penn classrooms
Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate
Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
A Lauder Institute intercultural venture in Oman and the UAE
Perry World House: Four perspectives on the Middle East ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally
Natural Sciences
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
Upcoming Events
Well-Being Pop-Up: Optimistic Mindset
Penn staff are invited to join this 15-minute conversation about activating an optimistic mindset. Participants will practice strategies to help them grow from various challenges. Register to attend.
Special Events
Accountable Artificial Intelligence Lunch Series
Penn researchers interested in AI governance, ethics, and policy can join the Wharton Accountable AI Lab’s monthly lunches, which are informal conversations around recent business, technology, and legal developments. Attendees are encouraged to bring topics to discuss. Food will be provided. Register to attend.
How Literature Influences Everyday Life
This lecture at Public Trust—presented in partnership with the Department of English—will explore the ways that literature and literary study intersect with daily life. The program will begin with a talk by John Lurz, an associate professor of English at Tufts University, followed by a public dialogue with Jean-Michel Rabaté, professor of English and comparative literature at Penn. Free and open to the public.
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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