11/15
From one gene switch, many possible outcomes
A team of researchers led by Aman Husbands of the School of Arts & Sciences has uncovered surprising ways transcription factors—the genetic switches for genes—regulate plant development, revealing how subtle changes in a lipid-binding region can dramatically alter gene regulation.
Penn expands financial aid for middle income families
Penn celebrates official ribbon-cutting for new Ott Center
Giving robots superhuman vision using radio signals
PBS News Hour Classroom wins Civics Award to develop community college resources
Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action
University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
Chinatown and community as a cornerstone
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Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar
Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi, from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. He is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars, and an expected 100 worldwide.
A Q&A with Penn’s Latin American Studies Librarian
Brie Gettleson speaks about her role as a subject librarian with the Penn Libraries and liaison for the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies.
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala
On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Teaching and learning abroad in Vietnam
In a Q&A, Fred Dickinson of the Department of History discusses his semester as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Vietnam and building out Southeast Asian studies at Penn.
Kite and Key Society celebrates a century
Students share the campus and their experiences at Penn with visitors in person and online, forming meaningful friendships and lasting connections.
Inside Penn
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Empowering public health professionals to combat racial health inequities
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Certificate for Applied Data Ethics, Law, and the Social Good
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Fewer than 1 in 5 know the 988 Suicide Lifeline
From Annenberg Public Policy Center - From Penn Medicine News
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Visual database of skin conditions aids in diagnosis, dermatological care
From Penn Libraries
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A vast collection related to public markets comes to the Penn Libraries
Tens of thousands of items related to public markets acquired by Penn alum David K. O’Neil create a collection unique in size and scope. Spanning four centuries from locations near and far, his collection now has a home at the Penn Libraries.
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