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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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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
Iran at a crossroads
How ‘um’ and ‘uh’ shape impressions
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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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Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training
Why are icy surfaces slippery?
How plants ‘hedge their bets’ for better reproductive outcomes
Lifesaving breakthrough in bacterial behavior
Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees
How one molecule keeps plants youthful
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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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PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
RTW Foundation donates $8M to reimagine physician training in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine
Safeguarding health for animals and people
Can aging be treated at the cellular level?
From calves to canines, Penn Vet shines at Pennsylvania Farm Show
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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
5 things: A conversation with Spike Lee
A balancing act with Carly Oniki
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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
Perry World House: Four perspectives on the Middle East ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally
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
Talks
Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the Future of Diplomacy
Perry World House and the Center for the Study of Contemporary China will host a timely conversation with His Excellency Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the U.S. and former prime minister. Ambassador Rudd will explore Australia’s perspective about what is required to advance security in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, discussing regional deterrence, how Australia’s partnership with the U.S. has evolved, and key challenges for alliance building in the 21st century. This hybrid event is free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Talks
Freedom of Expression in the New Media Landscape
This timely and forward-looking discussion at Perry World House will examine the modern evolving media landscape in the context of the protection and promotion of freedom of expression in the 21st century, including the broader implications for human rights in an era of technological transformation. The talk will feature David Kaye, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, and Sarah Banet-Weiser, the Walter H. Annenberg Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Well-Being Pop-Up: Optimistic Mindset
Penn staff are invited to join this 15-minute conversation about activating an optimistic mindset. Participants will practice strategies to help them grow from various challenges. 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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Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination at Penn
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