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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education
World’s first patient treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy through CHOP and Penn Med collaboration
Penn team develops lifesaving and more cost-effective weather predictions
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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
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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
News
Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections
Penn team develops lifesaving and more cost-effective weather predictions
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
News
Penn students innovate in the time of AI
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
News
A hard reset on electroconvulsive therapy
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
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Tee time with Julie Shin
What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP
Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
Penn salutes graduates at University’s 269th Commencement
President Jameson provides a ‘snapshot of Penn’s momentum’
Class of 2025 Ivy Day Ceremony
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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.
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Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry Annual Symposium
This symposium will explore how scientific advancements, platform technologies, and entrepreneurship can drive more effective and equitable innovations in oral healthcare. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with a panel of experts on the challenges and opportunities for innovation in oral and craniofacial medicine.
Talks
The Future of Arts Leadership in Higher Education
This panel discussion about the future of arts leadership in academia will serve as the keynote event of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Arts Administrators in Higher Education. The conversation will be moderated by Timothy Rommen, Penn Vice Provost for the Arts. Free and open to the public.
Special Events
ArtTable MeetAT: Arthur Ross Gallery
This networking session, hosted by Emily Zimmerman, Director of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs at the Arthur Ross Gallery, will convene current and prospective members of ArtTable—the foremost organization dedicated to advancing gender parity in visual arts leadership—to foster new connections and engaging conversations. Light refreshments will be served.
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