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Literature and medicine
An inside look at the history of television
The professor who moonlights as a songwriter
Connecting Latin American fiction through infrastructure and transit
Sizing up Pennsylvania’s creative workforce
A study of the ancient built environment
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New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions
Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world
Seven things to know about ‘Common Sense’
Preserving the past
A design fall studio brings interdisciplinary thinking to Philly’s historic and commercial core
Planning ahead in an age of longevity
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Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?
The path from labs to the marketplace
Does AI limit creativity?
Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook
The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs
Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era
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Raindrop-formed ‘sandballs’ that erode hillsides tenfold
How to incentivize problem solving in groups
Why are icy surfaces slippery?
Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training
How plants ‘hedge their bets’ for better reproductive outcomes
Lifesaving breakthrough in bacterial behavior
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Penn Engineering’s Chris Callison-Burch on 25 years of AI innovation
New video dataset to advance AI for health care
The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots
Tumor-on-a-chip offers insight into cancer-fighting cells in immunotherapy
Eva Dyer is listening to the brain’s code with a little help from AI
AI at the eyelid: Glasses that track health through your blinks
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Rewriting the rules of lung repair
Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality
Investigational blood biomarker panel may improve detection of pancreatic cancer
‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers
PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
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Exploring the Declaration through ink and type
Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in
Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
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Understanding Japan’s snap elections
An innovative AI tool to improve health care delivery in rural India
Bringing COP30 from Brazil into Penn classrooms
Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate
Penn fourth-year Florence Onyiuke named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
A Lauder Institute intercultural venture in Oman and the UAE
Natural Sciences
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
Upcoming Events
Special Events
45th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium
This year’s theme for the Edward V. Sparer Symposium, “Courts Without Counsel,” will examine pressing questions within the arenas of housing, family law, and immigration, where litigants face life-changing decisions. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Building Stories: Time & Change at Weitzman Hall
Building Stories: Time and Change at Weitzman Hall brings together original architectural drawings and lithographs, as well as period and contemporary photographs, to explore the many lives of the building. The exhibition invites visitors to contemplate how architecture can endure challenges by taking on new roles, functions, and meanings beyond what its designers originally intended. Free and open to the public.
Ends February 27, 2026Open Studio: Iron & Labor in the Revolutionary Era
During this drop-in Open Studio at the Common Press, participants will learn to print a broadside—a single-sided print meant for public display—commemorating the important role iron played in Pennsylvanian and American history. Free and open to the public. Penn ID or photo ID required. Register to attend.
Federal Government Updates
Penn is closely monitoring federal policy changes affecting institutions of higher education and academic health systems.
Title IX Compliance in Athletics
Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Penn Priorities
A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world.
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