Heat domes and flooding have nearly tripled since the ’50s
New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods.
Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing
The Penn Glee Club performed at the famous Suntory Hall in Tokyo, an art gallery in Hong Kong, and the U.S. embassy in Beijing during a 12-day tour of Asia. Forty members went on the tour, including 25 singers, eight band members, and seven technical crew.
Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out
A Wharton study finds that highlighting the gender gap in competition on a job platform increased women’s applications for leadership roles by over 20%.
Food waste: Recycling, not discarding, offers huge environmental benefits
Researchers at Penn Vet examine how common food waste recycling methods, including composting, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the use of natural resources.
Penn GSE launches Algebra 1 fellowship to strengthen math teaching in Philadelphia schools
With funding from the Neubauer Family Foundation, the program’s creation is in direct response to the School District of Philadelphia’s call for targeted support in Algebra 1 instruction.
Through a Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia course, assistant professor of history Sarah Gronningsater and her students resuscitate early American history.
A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that ‘decides’ which foreign materials are friend or foe.
For three faculty members in the Department of Fine Arts, curating exhibitions offers the opportunity to explore relationships between works of art, art and politics, history, and the environment.
Participants will discover how to leverage powerful Microsoft tools designed to streamline work and boost productivity. The session will be especially helpful for those whose jobs involve managing surveys, automating workflows, editing videos, or exploring AI. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.
Participants will learn how two Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition semifinalists—Brian Carlson from Storytime AI and Adam Newman from Literacy Tree—have launched powerful new AI-powered platforms and tools to engage readers, better support teachers, build literacy skills, and inspire a love of reading.
Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission.
At Penn Today, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, Penn Today highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.
Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.
Using behavioral economics-based interventions, a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize-winning project will address health and nutrition inequities in a West Philadelphia elementary school.
Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.
Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
Four months after the launch of the Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests (Title VI), the office is combating discrimination in all forms while leading educational efforts about dialogue and adaptive leadership.
Philadelphia’s largest cancer centers unite to reduce disparities in prevention and treatment outcomes
A collaborative coalition led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center is improving cancer care communication and coordination in Philadelphia by leveraging new community partnerships.
Here’s what happened in a N.J. city when some got $12,000, no strings attached
A guaranteed income program by the School of Social Policy & Practice’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research improved financial stability, stress levels, and food security for New Jersey participants, with remarks from Amy Castro.
