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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?
Exploring inflation and economics through the lens of history
Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
Philosopher in residence
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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 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
Baseball’s ‘magic mud’
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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
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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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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
By the Numbers: Class of 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.
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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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Penn Farm is a campus farm and educational program that uses regenerative practices to grow produce in support of food access initiatives across the Penn community. Volunteers will convene for a hands-on learning experience. There will be an optional tour of Penn Farm from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration is required.
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