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Annie Liang-Zhou builds on a legacy in historic preservation
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AI helps improve a gene-editing tool, even with limited data
Testing AI against public health’s existing tools
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Small fish, big impact: How a teacher with zebrafish is inspiring students to do science
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New disease found that causes night blindness and loss of peripheral vision
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Penn Arts & Sciences receives $22.5M commitment to advance affordability and academic excellence
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John Kerry awarded Carnot Prize
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Center for Civil Rights announces event series
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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
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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.
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Participants can enhance their search for full-time postgraduate positions and/or summer internships by connecting with a variety of employers. All students, postdocs, and alumni served by Penn Career Services are invited to attend. Online students in a degree program are also encouraged to participate.
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Economics and the Future of Heritage
During this talk hosted by the Penn Cultural Heritage Center, archaeologist and economist Peter Gould will explore the economic challenges arising from shifting philanthropic and government priorities; destabilized heritage markets due to competitive, demographic, and cultural transitions; and the dilemmas for heritage arising from global political conflict, climate change, and a rapidly transforming global economy. Free and open to the public. Reserve tickets in advance.
Symposium: The Foucault Century
With 2026 marking the centennial of Michel Foucault’s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark “History of Sexuality, Vol. 1,” this two-day symposium, hosted by the Kislak Center, will convene an international group of Foucault specialist to offer a renewed assessment of Foucault’s influential thought. The Thursday session will be 2:00-8:00 p.m. and the Friday session will be 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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