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Annie Liang-Zhou builds on a legacy in historic preservation
The wild botanicals of the Atlantic world
A summer of research and teaching with Scribe Video Center
Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat?
Lessons from the Schuylkill River on community-engaged research
How artists have depicted—and shaped—society’s relationship with the sea
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Joseph Turow on data protection in the age of AI
The psychosocial roots of code switching
Teaching algorithm auditing to help students detect bias in AI outputs
Tracing human agency and progress through history
A brief history of segregated beaches in America
Justin Parent on unlocking the science of resilience in kids
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The long view of long-term care
Why authors are better at predicting impact than peer review
Filling in the gap: Testing the ability of humans and AI models to determine missing information in contracts
Cookstove subsidies fight climate change at a lower cost
How trust shapes retirement security
New book examines SCOTUS’s history, evolving role, and reform ideas
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Evolutionary advantages to leaving the nest
Coastal physics: The mechanics of ocean waves
Reaching for the stars: Using light to sail into space
Geomimicry offers a new framework for engineering sustainable materials
Supersonic whale calls and special relativity
What lies beneath
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AI helps improve a gene-editing tool, even with limited data
Testing AI against public health’s existing tools
Paving the way for safer roads
How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact
Opening AI’s black box
How AI could make autism screening more accessible
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The ‘angel’ in the inbox
The human body in space
Penn Medicine is prepared to meet the new measles moment
Transformational gift from Stanley C. Middleman creates new engine to accelerate breakthroughs at Penn Medicine
Ribbon-cutting for New Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education
From vacant lots to healthier blocks: How urban greening affects health
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Examining Ben Franklin’s influence on the Constitution
Elevating campus safety through hands-on lifesaving education
Center for Civil Rights announces event series
Community College of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania launch Penn-CCP Entrepreneurship Academy
How Penn faculty create classrooms where all students can thrive
Awards and appointments for Penn faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs
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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
Health & Medicine
CAR T cell therapy leads to 10-year remissions in B-cell lymphoma patients
A long-term follow-up from one of the earliest CAR T cell therapy clinical trials shows potential cures in more than one-third of patients treated at Penn Medicine.
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33rd Annual XPoNential Music Festival
Celebrated for their signature blend of roots, blues, indie rockers, and singer-songwriters, the outdoor XPoNential Music Festival features WXPN’s “impeccably curated” mix of established, emerging, and local artists. WXPN, a nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio, is the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN members receive up to a 50% discount on festival tickets.
Ends September 20, 2026
Talks
Understanding the First Amendment, Media & Civic Literacy
This conversation, hosted by SNF Paideia Program and moderated by Sarah Banet-Weiser, dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, will feature insights from media, academic, and civic leaders in the Philadelphia area, highlighting the work that individuals can do to help their communities be better informed of their constitutional rights and more easily able to participate in civic and democratic processes. Refreshments and lunch will be served. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Special Events
Climate Leadership and Health
Perry World House and Penn Climate will convene global leaders, policy experts, and academics working at the intersection of climate science, urban design, and public health to discuss how to transition global climate-health governance from reactive crisis management to collective readiness. The program will start with a keynote presentation from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The first panel, themed “One Health & Integrated Disease Surveillance,” will run from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The second panel, themed “Built Environment — Urban Design, Heat Mitigation & Infrastructure,” will run from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Register to attend individual sessions.
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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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