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Ani Liu: Motherhood, microplastics, and her multimedia works on display
The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman
Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side
Who, What, Why: Alicia Meyer on the wonders of the Kislak Center
Studying Shakespeare through the lens of love
Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’
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Exploring the history of North American pastels
New faculty explore how individual minds influence group behavior
Blending empathy and analytics
Researching 17th century Caribbean freedom and empire
Cutting through the cluttered media landscape
How does medicine come to be?
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Tracing the evolving law and business of TV
Five things to know about private credit
Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation
A look inside the political economy of early America
Wharton faculty on love, finance, AI, and the Olympics
Dorothy Roberts’ memoir on interracial families in America
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Caitlyn Chen’s path to becoming a physician-scientist
Shujie Yang harnesses sound to build the next generation of microrobotic medicine
Building better delivery vehicles for medicine
Topology helps build more robust photonic networks
Turning peels into pavers: How Penn designers turn food scraps into biodegradable building materials
Mapping catalyst failure to advance clean hydrogen fuel production
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Penn’s newest supercomputer is transforming research
Robots that can see around corners using radio signals and AI
Engineers sharpen gene-editing tools to target cystic fibrosis
Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Penn’s ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, turns 80
Chris Callison-Burch: 25 years of AI innovation
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How estrogen in the brain impacts stress and trauma response
Preventing the spread of a deadly virus to Pennsylvania’s rabbits and hares
A kidney for her mom, a marathon for herself
Making older homes a safer haven for young families
Amplifying family-centered, culturally respectful nursing care
How Penn Medicine is transforming pharmacy through innovation and patient-centered care
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Penn fourth-year awarded Davis Projects for Peace grant
Three questions to guide thoughtful, human-centered AI use in the classroom
Penn fourth-year chosen as Gaither Junior Fellow
Four third-years receive Goldwater Scholarships
Awards, accolades and appointments for the Penn community
Five from Penn named 2025 AAAS Fellows
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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
Understanding Japan’s snap elections
Prithvi Parthasarathy: Using AI to improve health care delivery in rural India
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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.
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Opening Celebration: Remixed and Reclaimed
This reception will celebrate the opening of the Allison Zuckerman: Remixed and Reclaimed exhibition at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, featuring art, conversation, and light refreshments. The exhibition, curated by the Arthur Ross Gallery inaugural Faculty Director Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, presents a selection of recent paintings by Penn alum Allison Zuckerman, exemplifying her exuberant, layered approach to image-making. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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AI Month: Wharton Hack-AI-thon
Sponsored by the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative, the week-long Wharton Hack-AI-thon is a dynamic, co-curricular program where students come together to explore the power of AI through hands-on innovation. This annual team-building event welcomes students of all skill levels to develop practical solutions, learn from experts, and make their mark in the rapidly evolving field of AI technology. Workshops and mentors will provide the guidance needed to be successful in this event. Register to attend.
Ends April 17, 2026Researching Creatively
In this Penn Libraries workshop, Penn students, faculty, and staff will learn best practices for bringing creativity into their research practices. Participants will gain insight into key themes from psychological studies of creativity and how they can use the library to find fresh inspiration for research topics. Register to attend.
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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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