


Designing cleaner, greener concrete that absorbs carbon dioxide

A new understanding of brain activity when we ‘read the minds’ of others
Illuminating gaps in perinatal palliative care evidence amidst abortion restrictions
New teacher-staffing model rethinks ‘one-teacher, one-classroom’
Wensi Wu uses digital twins to explore the hidden mechanics of the human heart

Can data from the Large Hadron Collider snap string theory?

‘Leukemia-on-a-chip’ could transform CAR T blood cancer treatments

New Penn Vet study uncovers a key guardian of gut health and metabolism
Featured Events
Morris Arboretum: Sculpture Tour
This tour highlights the sculptures that connect human art with the beauty of nature. Visitors will view garden art featured at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, which includes sculptures that have become featured in prominent places or tucked in the shade of a special tree. Free with Penn ID.

Cancer Detection on Wheels
A brand new Penn Medicine mobile mammogram van will make its debut during Penn Medicine's fourth annual community health fair. The mobile mammogram unit will enable Penn Medicine to provide convenient breast cancer screenings at community sites throughout the region year-round. During the fair on July 13, attendees can access a variety of free health screenings and educational resources.

Penn Medicine's mobile mammogram van.

In Principle and Practice
Penn’s strategic framework
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.

Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

Nourish to Flourish

Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days

Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
Penn in the News
America’s fastest-growing suburbs are about to get very expensive
A paper co-authored by Jospeh Gyourko of the Wharton School finds that housing supply growth in Sun Belt metropolitan areas has decreased since the 2000s to rates almost as low as in hyper-expensive coastal cities.
Composting and feeding food waste to animals have big climate benefits, study finds
A study by Zhengxia Dou of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues found that diverting all food waste away from landfills in the U.S. would avoid about 10% of the planet-warming carbon emissions that come from the country’s agriculture sector.
Skills you need to protect your child from drowning
In an opinion essay, Michael J. Stephen of the Perelman School of Medicine says that simple swimming ability, close supervision, and knowledge of CPR specific to a drowning victim would help reduce drowning deaths among children nationwide.
Do you need a measles vaccine booster? Here’s what to know
Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people can get a blood test to see whether they already have antibodies against certain viral infections.