Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality
Penn Medicine researchers find that earplugs work better in protecting sleep from traffic noise, challenging the widespread use of ambient sound machines and apps marketed as sleep aids.
Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow Mami Mizutori discusses the upcoming elections and their implications for Japanese policy and politics.
Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students
With 19 students and alumni offered an award, the flagship international education exchange program again recognized Penn as a top producing institution of Fulbright students.
Penn biologists and collaborators show that collective intelligence doesn’t emerge by rewarding the most accurate individuals but by rewarding those who improve the group’s prediction as a whole.
Investigational blood biomarker panel may improve detection of pancreatic cancer
A Penn Medicine study shows that a biomarker blood panel that incorporates four different proteins enhances the detection of pancreatic cancer compared to measuring CA19-9 levels alone.
Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.
The Office of Ethnic and Religious Interests (Title VI), one year in
From resolving discrimination concerns to launching a new nondiscrimination and anti-harassment training module, the Title VI-supporting office marks a year of progress.
The Penn community is invited to engage with faculty experts, students, and staff in an interactive, participatory reading of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a guided conversation about how its interpretation has evolved over time. Refreshments and take-home pocket editions of the Constitution will be provided. Register to attend.
Part of the Penn Science Café series, participants in this session will learn more about the science behind sweaters—and knitting in general. Randall Kamien, Vicki and William Abrams Professor in the Natural Sciences, will discuss how this deceptively complex, centuries-old practice is shaped by geometry and the mechanical properties and behavior of materials. Free and open to the Penn community. Register to attend.
Randall Kamien of the School of Arts & Sciences and long-time collaborator Geneviève Dion, a professor of design at Drexel University, are investigating the mechanics of knitting, an area of research that represents a significant shift in understanding and using fabrics.
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.
Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity
As co-chairs of Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value working group, Sara Bachman, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Patrick Harker, a professor and dean emeritus of the Wharton School, discuss breaking down barriers and opening pathways.
A conversation with Penn Forward’s Global Opportunity and New Markets co-chairs
In a Q&A with Ezekiel Emanuel and Megan Ryerson, co-chairs of the Global Opportunity and New Markets working group for Penn Forward, the duo discuss the charge of their group, where they are in the process, and leaning into global engagement.
Through Penn First Plus, students unlock potential and purpose
Providing first-generation and limited-income students with a comprehensive array of support, Penn First Plus equips undergraduates for success during and after their time at Penn.
The eighth annual Penn Local Business Exchange brought together entrepreneurs, city officials, and University buyers to swap insights and build relationships.
What Medicare can learn from Best Buy and Walmart | Expert opinion
Jalpa Doshi of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute is a co-author of an opinion essay on the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan.
A bots-only social network triggers fears of an AI uprising
Speaking about AI agents and their possible autonomy, Chris Callison-Burch of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says, “I suspect that it’s just going to be a fun little drama that peters out after too many bots try to sell bitcoin.”
Penn Medicine researchers have developed a blood test that could improve survival rates for pancreatic cancer, a disease frequently diagnosed at advanced stages.
Why a Wharton study says stock returns aren’t random
“Investors like to believe markets are noisy but fair. Prices move. Information gets absorbed. Excess returns fade. Over time, randomness wins. A new Wharton study by Jessica Wachter that focuses on stock returns quietly dismantles that comfort.”
