News
What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
Performer, biomedical engineer, and soon-to-be graduate
Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
A mothers’ meetup like no other for families formed through uterus transplant
News
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
Sean Burkholder and Eva Del Soldato awarded the 2025-26 Rome Prize
Reframing historical narratives of Jewish sorrow
News
How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small
What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
Exploring inflation and economics through the lens of history
Philosopher in residence
Benjamin Nathans wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Penn 2025 graduate awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship
News
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
The Wharton School introduces new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in artificial intelligence for business
News
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’
A simple way to boost math progress
New high-definition pictures of the early universe
News
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
How Penn engineers are restoring historic Springfield Mills
News
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
The power of translation services in patient care
Promising inhibitor combination for hard-to-treat leukemia subtypes
Enhanced CAR T cell therapy offers new strategy for lymphoma
Soon-to-be-graduate hopes to deliver primary care to rural communities
News
Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad
The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate
Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Exterior restoration of a landmark
A celebration of creativity and innovation for social good
2025 Projects for Progress recipients announced
News
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
Clinical Research Recruitment at Penn
In this workshop, the Office of Clinical Research will explore the ethical and privacy considerations involved with clinical research recruitment, as well as related strategies and resources at Penn. The event will include a Q&A where attendees can talk about experiences around recruitment for research studies or trials.
Special Events
Inclusive Genomics to Promote Health Excellence
This two-day symposium, co-sponsored by the Center for Global Genomics and Health Equity and the Center for Computational Biomedicine, will explore themes like population genomics and health risk, precision medicine, and global health.
Ends May 15, 20252024-25 Graduate Leadership Awards Ceremony
This annual ceremony and reception will celebrate graduating student leaders who are receiving awards this year. Awards include the President & Provost’s Honor for Developing New Initiatives in Graduate & Professional Student Life and the Dr. Andy Binns Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate & Professional Student Life. Open to all members of the Penn community.
Federal Government Updates
Penn is closely monitoring federal policy changes affecting institutions of higher education and academic health systems.
Supporting Our Community
During these challenging times, Penn remains committed to supporting students, faculty, and staff and to sharing information with our larger community of alumni, parents, and friends.
Penn Priorities
A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.
Stay Connected
Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class status in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, educational or athletic programs, or other University-administered programs or in its employment practices. Questions or complaints regarding this policy should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Suite 421, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice).