Penn ATLAS shares 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
The team, which includes Joseph Kroll, Evelyn Thomson, Elliot Lipeles, Dylan Rankin, and Brig Williams from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is part of an expansive collaboration studying high-energy collisions from the Large Hadron Collider.
Commonly prescribed medications for high blood pressure have unexpected side effects
Henry Daniell of Penn Dental and collaborators found that ACE inhibitors dramatically reduced the activity of ACE2, a critical cardioprotective enzyme.
Study reveals worse patient outcomes in Black-serving hospitals
A new study from researchers at Penn Nursing has uncovered concerning disparities in patient outcomes, specifically related to nursing care, within hospitals that predominantly serve Black communities.
Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.
Veterinary student on the human benefits of poultry medicine
Dana Bubka came to the School of Veterinary Medicine knowing she wanted to be a poultry veterinarian, and after graduation, she is staying at Penn for a residency in anatomic pathology.
This expert panel will focus on the challenges that lie ahead for maintaining health amid climate change, how the medical community is preparing, and best practices for managing the risks. Free and open to the Penn community, with healthcare workers strongly encouraged to attend.
Executive Chef Lucio Palazzo, in collaboration with Penn Park Farm and Penn Sustainability, will showcase cooking with seasonal ingredients and explore Penn’s campus food system. Participants will learn how to factor climate issues into food choices and discover how delicious cooking with local and seasonal ingredients can be.
On a given night Quaker Kitchen serves as many as 200 meals like the Earth Week meal, which included pea puree, pasta carbonara, mushrooms, carrots, and sustainably sourced salmon. “The big message is, if you’re interested in climate change, the choice you make at your dinner table has a big impact,” says Barbara Lea-Kruger, director of communications and external relations for Penn’s Division of Business Services.
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.
AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.
Evaluating large language models for cyberbullying behavior
In the Brachio Lab, doctoral students at Penn Engineering probe AI models for signs of cyberbullying capabilities. This emerging problem with the rise of AI may pose challenges in areas like business, education, and public health.
Penn Arts & Sciences receives $8M commitment from The Robert K. Johnson Foundation
The gift will endow the Integrated Studies Program, which offers an immersive, interdisciplinary learning experience for Benjamin Franklin Scholars students pursuing degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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.
Trump tariffs may kill super-cheap retro handhelds—but they won’t kill what made them popular
Gad Allon of the Wharton School says that some major electronics industries with lobbying power may be able to argue for exceptions to tariffs, although small makers of niche products don’t have much leverage.
Benjamin L. Schmitt of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design says it is important “to deter future attempts by Russia and China to disrupt Western critical subsea infrastructure, acts which aim to undermine democratic resilience.”
