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Read the room: The science of experiencing spaces and places
AI and social work: Promise, progress, and pitfalls
Linking senior care and companionship
Penn launches new tool to help families understand their individualized cost of attendance
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Exploring complex human relationships through spooky and mysterious stories
A creative approach to learning biology
Mind the gap(s): Crossing languages, cultures, and time
Using AI to integrate design and finance
Annie Liang-Zhou: Building on a legacy in historic preservation
The wild botanicals of the Atlantic world
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The fright stuff: What research tells us about fear
AI and social work: Promise, progress, and pitfalls
The secret to smarter teams? How you connect them
Context is key in how people understand language
Examining Foucault’s impact, 100 years after his birth
A deep dive into early 19th-century Native American history
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Setting the bar for generosity too high
The King’s ransom: What LeBron James could mean for Philly’s economy
Golkin Family Foundation gift launches next era of law and technology at Penn Carey Law
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
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With a flick of a switch: Reducing addiction risk from opioid painkillers
World Space Week story roundup
What ‘pristine relics’ at the edge of the solar system reveal about how planets formed
Mapping Lenape plant knowledge
Diving for research
How the environment around collagen shapes its growth
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Penn’s Schlein Center for Cybersecurity to combat AI threats and more
Using AI, Reddit to identify potential side effects of unapproved new GLP-1
AI helps detect media bias, informing voters and news consumers
Sowing sensors, harvesting solutions
Linguistics Data Consortium: Shaping modern AI
Space invaders: What cybersecurity looks like in space
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Read the room: The science of experiencing spaces and places
Linking senior care and companionship
Seven Penn faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine
$12M commitment from The Howley Foundation expands Howley ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program at Penn Medicine
Advanced diffusion MRI dataset offers new view of adolescent brain development
Nearly twice as many people quit smoking when offered cash rewards
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Penn’s Beckman Scholars grow as independent researchers
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty, Ph.D. student
Fall fun at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
Ten years of innovation, entrepreneurship, and impact at Pennovation Works
The 2026-27 Equity in Action Visiting Scholars
Penn launches new tool to help families understand their individualized cost of attendance
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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
First human clinical trial to test precision form of FLASH proton therapy
Penn Medicine has launched the first human clinical trial that tests a faster, more powerful, and potentially less-toxic form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
Upcoming Events
Music
Penn Symphony Orchestra
Attendees will enjoy a night of music with the Penn Symphony Orchestra, including Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Festival and Scheherazade. The ensemble, founded in 1878 and led by Thomas Hong, is comprised of musicians from across the Penn community. Free and open to the public.
Talks
Marine Fishes: Social Life in a Changing Climate
Rebecca Branconi, founder and coordinator of ZARATAN Marine Research and Higher Education Center, and teaching assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss how climate-driven habitat changes affect the complex social lives of reef fish. Organized by Penn Climate, this program is free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Special Events
‘Some Thoughts About 1776 in 2026’
Hosted by the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Andrew Shankman, professor of history at Rutgers University–Camden, will present the first lecture in the Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Lecture Series, “Most Indubitable Features of the Revolution: Some Thoughts About 1776 in 2026.” Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Title IX Compliance in Athletics
Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Penn's Way: Going the Distance for Our Community
Penn's Way, our annual workplace giving campaign (October 1 - November 20) is making strides in supporting critical programs that beneft people in need. Give from the heart and max your match. *100% match for every dollar up to $2,500 and a 50% match on gifts of $2,501, up to $20,000.
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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