A tall gold-colored pipe organ stands above blue seats. The background is purple and blue.

The story of the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ

A new book from historian Jared Farmer traces the legacy of music and media in the LDS Church.

Abdelrahman Dweek playing squash at Penn.

Men’s squash claims second straight CSA Potter Cup team title

Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs

Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Innovation in climate education

Expanding on a legacy of heart health education

Angela Crumdy on the intersection of anthropology and education

How a ‘conspiracy mindset’ promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it

A fourth-year student’s aim for common humanity and purpose

Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city

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Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?

Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.

Nathi Magubane ・March 4, 2025

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Penn fourth-year Annabelle Jin named 2025-26 Luce Scholar

Annabelle Jin, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 16 recipients selected by the Henry Luce Foundation to be a 2025-26 Luce Scholar.

Louisa Shepard ・March 4, 2025

Patti Smith and Al Filreis at microphones.

Patti Smith as a Kelly Writers House Fellow

Singer, songwriter, poet, author, and musician Patti Smith was in residence at the Kelly Writers House for two days, telling stories about the people in her life throughout the decades, reading passages from her books, and performing her songs.

Louisa Shepard ・March 3, 2025

Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars

Seven University of Pennsylvania affiliates—five fourth-years and two recent graduates—have each received a 2025 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

Louisa Shepard ・March 3, 2025

Exploring the role of AI in palliative care and decision-making

Working with professors George Demiris and Connie Ulrich, Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Oonjee Oh is investigating the role of AI in end-of-life care from technological and ethical perspectives.

Erica Moser ・February 28, 2025

In Principle and Practice →

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

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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.

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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.

3/14

Weingarten Center Disability Symposium

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Participate in disability programming, engage in educational activities, and learn more about disability issues at the 23rd Annual Weingarten Center Disability Symposium. Registration is free for Penn staff, faculty, and students.

All Day

Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.

3/15

Holi CultureFest! 2025

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Penn Museum collaborates with the South Asia Center at Penn for the 2025 CultureFest! for Holi. Attendees can enjoy traditional storytelling, colorful art-making, dynamic live music, and captivating dance performances, culminating in a color throw.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

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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

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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.

Huffington Post

13 changes veterinarians would never ignore in their dogs

Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine offers advice on observing breathing problems in cats and dogs.

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Fortune

Gen Z students are rebelling against their parents’ Ivy League dream and choosing a different ideal university instead

Penn is among the top 10 colleges ranked as “dream schools” by U.S. students.

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Bloomberg

Traders Who Bought Trump’s ‘Pro Growth’ Plan Now Pay for It

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Times of India

Your brain has a switch that can turn off anxiety, say scientists

Postdoc Pei Chin of the School of Arts and Sciences investigated how serotonin in the cerebellum affects anxiety-related behavior.

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Associated Press

International Women’s Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know

Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences explores the history of International Women’s Day as a tool for activism in Russia.

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Interesting Engineering

Engineers build 30-feet-long all-glass bridge using 6,000-year-old technique

Masoud Akbarzadeh of the Weitzman School of Design has created a 30-foot-long bridge built entirely of interlocking 16-millimeter hollow glass pieces.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

When your medicine comes with a long list of side effects

In an opinion essay, Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that doctors and medical-care teams can help manage and monitor medication side effects.

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New York Magazine

How Long Will AI’s Free-Trial Era Last?

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the generative AI industry has alternated directionally between moving more AI tools behind paywalls and making everything free by default.

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Times of India

Study: H-1B Is the most restrictive visa category, only 20% of new applications result in approvals

A study by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School found that policies aimed at reducing immigration have the unintended consequence of encouraging firms to offshore jobs abroad.

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Associated Press

The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?

Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a ventilator would be the next step if Pope Francis wasn’t able to breathe well enough with the non-invasive support he’s received so far.

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Weingarten Center Disability Symposium

Holi CultureFest! 2025

Explaining Your Research

Robert R. Marshak Public Lecture

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