Jonathan Thompson, Andrew M. Hoffman, and Grace Wu on stage.

Balancing renewable energy development and land protection

In an Energy Week event, Grace Wu and Jonathan Thompson provided perspectives on tradeoffs in land use from their work in California and Massachusetts.

Artist Carl Cheng standing in art gallery with sculptures and photographs

ICA exhibition surveys artist Carl Cheng’s career

illustration of translucent human lower abdomen with illuminated kidneys.

Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus

Stentix wins the 2025 Y-Prize

Four from Penn named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows

Who, What, Why: Serene Safvi on strengthening dialogue

How U.S. expansionism flowed through watersheds

With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion

Senior thesis explores Bayard Rustin’s civil rights vision

Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease

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Seven people including Penn President J. Larry Jameson, Catherine and Anthony Clifton, Kevin Mahoney, and Jon Epstein.

Catherine and Anthony Clifton make transformational gift to accelerate patient care, research, and education at Penn Medicine

The Pavilion will be renamed in recognition of the Cliftons’ historic philanthropic commitment, one of the largest ever to name a U.S. inpatient hospital building.

Carol Berman ・February 12, 2025

A brick building with white windows is seen against a blue sky. An American flag flies to the left, and a clock sits in the cupola at the center.

Penn prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday

Next year, the nation will celebrate the Semiquincentennial marking the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the lead up to celebrations, Penn faculty, staff, and students will have a role to play.

Dan Shortridge ・February 12, 2025

Jonathan A. Epstein named head of Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Health System

Epstein has served as interim EVP and interim dean since December 2023.

Ron Ozio ・February 11, 2025

A room full of desks is where the European Parliament meets in Brussels. The flags of the member countries and the European Union are at center.

European Studies Institute aims to center the continent for interested undergrads

Launch of the Institute and rebirth of a minor in European studies create new opportunities for student research and travel abroad.

Dan Shortridge ・February 11, 2025

Mike Petrocelli leans against the glass at the Penn Rice Rink.

A Q&A with Mike Petrocelli from the Penn Ice Rink

The ice operations manager at the Penn Ice Rink chats about working in a cold environment, the importance of controlling temperature, driving the Zamboni, and what makes the award-winning facility unique.

Greg Johnson ・February 10, 2025

In Principle and Practice →

Penn’s principles are the essence of who we are.

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Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

Campus & Community

Rivers in a changing world

A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

Jovian Patterson looks at some raspberry bushes growing in a community garden.

Health Sciences

‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships

Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

West Philadelphia students cheer on Penn Women's Basketball, waving pompoms

Campus & Community

‘Dance checks every box’

The Quaker Girls Dance Team partners with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships to mentor West Philadelphia dance and cheer teams.

Students at the registration table for the Responsible Computing Challenge.

Education, Business, & Law

Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists

The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson in a lab examining a piece of equipment.

Campus & Community

Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity

Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.

Ramanan Raghavendran engages in conversation at a conference table.

Campus & Community

A conversation with Board Chair Ramanan Raghavendran

One year since becoming the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Raghavendran discusses Penn’s advancements from the past year, the purpose of a values statement, and Penn’s strengths as a cultivator of American leadership.

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Campus & Community

Introducing the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion (Title VI)

The office, which is now open, is co-led by Steve Ginsburg and Majid Alsayegh. Deborah Frey will serve as chief investigator.

Dean Katharine Strunk looking ahead in front of the GSE building.

Education, Business, & Law

Penn GSE dean on leading for impact, working to ‘meet and make the moment’ for education

Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.

Two students looking at slides under a microscope in a lab.

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Archaeological science, hands on

The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials, a joint endeavor between Penn Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum, celebrates 10 years of teaching students how to interpret the past in an interdisciplinary context.

Aaron Levy and students gathered around a table filled with images.

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Through Literature of Care course, a curriculum of compassion

Literature of Care, a course offered every fall in the School of Arts & Sciences, explores medical humanities and the role storytelling plays in patient care.

Campus & Community

Collaborating on agricultural climate solutions, from plants to animals

The new Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center brought together faculty speakers from five schools for its Climate Solutions for the Living World symposium.

Campus & Community

Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates

Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.

Scientists holding a model of something (forthcoming)

Campus & Community

Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years

The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.

Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences

Forum addresses foreign policy priorities for the U.S.

Experts offered predictions and insights for leaders in the incoming administration at a Perry World House forum.

The exterior of the Vagelos building lit up with dramatic lighting.

Science & Technology

An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

Four people in front of National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Health Sciences

A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research

Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.

2/19

Historic Pennsylvania Hospital Tour

a circular room with a lamp and a table in the center

Holman Biotech Commons hosts a public tour of Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first hospital. Attendees will tour the Great Court, Historic Library, and Surgical Amphitheatre. Registration is required.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Pine St.

2/21

Managing Anxiety During Uncertain Times

Lily Brown, a renowned expert in mental health and anxiety management, leads this workshop for Penn employees to learn effective techniques to cope with stress and anxiety during uncertain times. This workshop is sponsored by the Division of Human Resources.

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Virtual

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The practice of art collection as a collaboration

As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.
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The practice of art collection as a collaboration

As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.
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01/07

Illustration of a person walking to a building in a city, one side is abandoned, the other side is revitalized.

Education, Business, & Law

What’s the future of cities?

Penn Interim President J. Larry Jameson at the podium with P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos, Ramanan Raghavendran and Vijay Kumar.n

Science & Technology

An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future

Five pictures of Penn employees volunteering.

Campus & Community

Penn staff make the Philadelphia area a better place through side gigs

Campus & Community

Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years

The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.

NPR

Greater attention to men’s health could bridge life expectancy gap, researchers say

PIK Professor Derek Griffith says that women’s equality, equity, and opportunities can be promoted while actually focusing on the health and well-being of men.

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CNBC

Trump’s plan to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits would help high-income households, report finds

According to a new analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits may reduce U.S. government revenues by $1.5 trillion over 10 years and increase the federal debt by 7% by 2054.

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NPR

What is happening to the availability of mortgage insurance in disaster areas?

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School discusses the availability of mortgage insurance in regions where disasters like fires and floods make insurance costly or scarce.

FULL STORY →

Associated Press

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa

According to Cheikh Babou of the School of Arts & Sciences, traditional African faiths believe that vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked to harm, heal, or protect.

FULL STORY →

Self

Life got you down? Experts suggest ‘lemonading’

Nora Brier of the Perelman School of Medicine recommends acting opposite to emotions of sadness when those feelings have been present for a long time.

FULL STORY →

USA Today

Walmart self-checkout: How retailer’s DIY lanes don’t check out with some shoppers

Santiago Gallino of the Wharton School says that too few staffed registers in a retail operation can frustrate customers who prefer traditional checkout, while an over-reliance on self-checkout can introduce inefficiencies and revenue loss.

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Salon.com

Gen Z is ‘de-influencing’ on social media

According to a collaborative report by the Wharton School’s Baker Retailing Center, 75% of Gen Z consumers say that sustainability is more important to them than brand name when making purchase decisions.

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Financial Times

Wharton tops 2025 FT MBA ranking despite strong European competition

The Wharton School was rated No. 1 in the FT Global 2025 rankings for its MBA program and for academic research.

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The Atlantic

RFK Jr. won. Now what?

Allison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disavowing his vaccine antagonism would likely do more to turn some of his most ardent supporters against him than to change their views.

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Bloomberg Law

TripAdvisor ruling eases ‘DExit’ path for corporate departures

Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that corporate leaders eager to leave Delaware now have a more straightforward path than before a ruling by Delaware’s Supreme Court.

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Historic Pennsylvania Hospital Tour

Managing Anxiety During Uncertain Times

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