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Reading manuscripts in the digital space with handwritten text recognition
Weitzman externships in retrospect: Aidan Williams
The museum as object of design
The grass beneath the American dream: Exploring the many facets of lawns
Penn filmmaking class shares the stories of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods
Reimagining a shelter as a supportive space for childhood
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Q&A: Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation
A ‘second sight’ on American history
Q&A: How big, loud trucks quietly shape people’s lives
AI education for kids
Visions of nonprofit news in PA
A different way of thinking about side effects
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Does your insurance protect you from climate risk?
The inner workings of the American legal system
From clinic to classroom: How two physicians are rethinking healthcare through business
Why you shouldn’t ask chatbots to act like an expert
The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Tracing the evolving law and business of TV
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At the intersection of energy and agriculture
Getting to the root of it: Why soil matters
Turf war: Artificial versus real grass
Why is everything gambling now?
Proving climate science right
When the Schuylkill swallowed the city
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Tiny, knotted robots jump, fly, and plant seeds
Helping robotic arms solve problems using tools
Enabling robots to chart a better course
An AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery
SmartDJ lets users reshape audio experiences with simple words
Inside NSF AIRFoundry, Senator McCormick gets a look at the future of RNA discovery
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The public health impacts of floods
AI in nursing raises questions about safety, ethics, and human care
A safe staffing policy could prevent deaths, produce savings to help fund improved staffing
New CAR T treatment opens doors for kidney patients
GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study
To deliver hospital-level care at home, practice makes perfect
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A celebration of freedom, wellness, and community
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty, faculty emeritus, and graduate students
The housing market
‘Horizons’ podcast looks to the future of arts and science education
A celebration of staff excellence
A festival of community, culture, and freedom
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One School’s push for hosting and spearheading international fieldwork
Financing resilience for ocean economies
Learning from the practitioners of statecraft
Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground
Expert viewpoints on the Iran war
Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
Technology
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
Upcoming Events
Medical & Scientific Construction(s) of Race
Rana A. Hogarth, associate professor of history of science and history of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will examine the long history of race-making within medicine and its allied fields in the Americas. The talk will highlight the enduring influence of anti-Black racism on the development of early 20th-century eugenics. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Talks
Penn Nursing Alumni on Starting Independent Practices
Penn Nursing will host a webinar featuring alumni who have built and launched their own independent practices across a range of specialties. Panelists will share their personal journeys—from initial inspiration to business planning, licensing, financial considerations, and the realities of running a practice day-to-day. This session is designed for nurses, students, and alumni who are curious about clinical autonomy, innovative care models, or starting a practice of their own. Free and open to the Penn community. Register to attend.
Special Events
2026 Wawa Welcome America Celebration
Penn Museum will host the annual Wawa Welcome America celebration. Participants are invited to explore more than 10,000 years of history, taking in the vibrant cultures of Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean, Mexico, and Central America through ancient artifacts, world wonders, and contemporary artworks. Visitors are invited to explore the Native North America Gallery, shaped in partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators and offering nuance and complexity to the nation’s story as it celebrates its 250th year. The event will feature activities for all ages. Free and open to the public. Reserve tickets in advance.
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Title IX Compliance in Athletics
Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
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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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