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World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy through CHOP and Penn Med collaboration
Penn professor and colleages develop Aurora AI
Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad
Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes
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At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes
‘Scattered Earth, Sounded Depth’
For dual architecture degree candidate Kelvin Vu, design begins with the body
Q&A: The first American pope
Melding loves of ice skating and children’s media
Concrete panels as teaching tools, materials testing, and outdoor sculptures
News
Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education
How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small
What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
Exploring inflation and economics through the lens of history
Philosopher in residence
News
Wharton graduates first Global Executive MBA cohort
Brewing business: A Wharton undergrad who manages Penn’s student-run café
Aiming for a ‘holistic representation’ career as dual-degree Law and SP2 grad
Teaching crisis negotiation
Wharton podcast series tackles taxation
Wharton’s Dinan Hall restoration celebrated
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Penn professor and colleages develop Aurora AI
Lillian Miller: May grad turned Penn Ph.D.
Armoring CAR T cells to take on cancer
Penn ATLAS shares 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
For a better cup of coffee, look to physics
Baseball’s ‘magic mud’
News
AI x Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows
The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician
New 3D-printing enables color-changing, stress-responsive materials for smart sensing, displays, and robotics
Penn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed
Improving AI and machine learning
News
New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained
Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes
World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy through CHOP and Penn Med collaboration
American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health
A mothers’ meetup like no other for families formed through uterus transplant
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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
Penn salutes graduates at University’s 269th Commencement
Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
President Jameson provides a ‘snapshot of Penn’s momentum’
By the Numbers: Class of 2025
Know before you go: Commencement 2025
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Penn Washington names Celeste Wallander as inaugural executive director
Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy
Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool
Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions
How climate change impacts food security
Innovation in climate education
Natural Sciences
Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?
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.
Upcoming Events
Wellness
Shrubs For All Seasons
This tour will focus on evergreen and deciduous shrubs for home gardeners. Shrubs provide showy foliage, vibrant blooms to attract pollinators, and structures to be used as natural screens. Participants can discover new and old-time favorite shrubs. Free with Penn ID.
Exhibits
China Garden Contemporary Art Exhibition
Starting May 25, this two-week exhibition will highlight contemporary Chinese artistic creations through the lens of garden cultures, primarily as they relate to China’s minority peoples. Featured artworks reflect how traditional minority cultures strive to meet the challenges posed by modern environmental conditions.
Ends June 8, 2025Carceral Systems & Youth Well-Being
Noor Toraif, an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice, will discuss her research examining the nexus of the child welfare, juvenile, and criminal legal systems. The conversation will focus on youth and young adults’ experiences within these systems, the systemic causes and consequences of carceral contact, and community-based strategies for disrupting youth criminalization.
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