A window into East Asian history: Conserving Buddhist murals
Penn Museum staff are restoring Buddhist murals that were crafted in a style prevalent between the 13th and 14th centuries, bringing renewed vibrancy to art from a distinct era of East Asian religious history.
In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Padova in Padova, Italy, have identified a novel variant associated with progressive retinal atrophy in three Labrador retrievers.
Penn announces the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning Grant recipients
Awardees include interwoven teams of faculty, students, postdoctoral scholars, and staff with projects anchored at eight schools and 10 academic and administrative centers.
Penn Board of Trustees votes to appoint J. Larry Jameson President and extend his term through June 2027
Jameson has served as Interim President since December 2023. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and Dean of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine.
Kathryn Griffo named Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Penn
Griffo has worked at Penn for nearly two decades, serving most recently as Chief Advancement Officer for Penn Medicine Development and Alumni Relations.
An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine and collaborators have used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.
Global engagement is critical to our mission as a leading research university, bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world. Penn is committed to welcoming and supporting students, scholars, faculty, and staff from all over the world. We know that recent policy changes and actions related to immigration, visas, and travel are causing uncertainty and anxiety for many members of the Penn community. We are taking action to offer direct support to impacted community members, plan for disruptions caused by potential policy changes, and provide information to ensure that we can continue to support students, scholars, and others.
Drawing from her expertise in health system innovation and transformation science, Raina Merchant, a professor of emergency medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, will explore actionable insights for redesigning care delivery. Registration is required.
Attendees will embark on a special tour of the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. See tree buds, early cherries, dogwoods, and more. Free with general admission.
A side view of the Step Fountain at Morris Arboretum. (Image: Rachel Browne)
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.
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.
More than a year in as Annenberg dean, Sarah Banet-Weiser focuses on care and collaboration
Drawing on her background as a scholar of gender in media and founder of the Center for Collaborative Communication, she is supporting community members as they drive communication research around democracy, climate, health, and more.
Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy
The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School.
Why researchers are sure that the COVID vaccine saved millions of lives
According to a 2024 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a growing number of Americans mistakenly believe that COVID vaccines have been responsible for thousands of deaths.
At Penn, a whiteboard and ‘hustle’ turned a 2-6 start into a trip to the women’s Ivy tournament
The women’s basketball team earned the fourth and final seed in the upcoming Ivy tournament with leading stats from first-year Katie Collins and new “hustle plays” by coach Mike McLaughlin.
Banks Share Private Information to Snag Debt Trades, Study Says
A collaborative study by Christina Zhu of the Wharton School suggests that global banks are giving top clients private information to win corporate-bond trading business.
