Three things to know: Postdoc Shana Scogin on Nepal’s youth uprising
In the aftermath of the deadly anti-government uprising that led to the fall of the country’s government, Shana Scogin, a political scientist and Perry World House fellow, weighs in on the roots of unrest, the interim government, and what to expect next.
A new paradigm for cooling on New York’s Governors Island
The KlimaKover team includes architects, researchers, and builders from Penn, Henning Larsen, AIL Research, SKANSKA who are addressing urban cooling by adapting a radiant cooling system to an architectural-scale application that uses far less energy than traditional AC.
What stiffening lung tissue reveals about the earliest stages of fibrosis
A Penn Engineering team has targeted the lung’s extracellular matrix to better understand early fibrosis by triggering the formation of special chemical bonds that increase tissue stiffness in specific locations, mimicking the first physical changes that may lead to lung fibrosis.
Exploring the influence of the Scottish Enlightenment on America’s founding
Fourth-year Eric Ryu studied 18th and 19th century lecture notes from university archives in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and St. Andrews to trace the intellectual roots of the two movements.
PAC Con is an annual, multi-day gathering—hosted by the Platt Student Performing Arts House—for performing arts groups to learn, share, and build community. Programming features informational and topical sessions led by arts-related centers and departments across campus.
This session of Wharton’s AI Horizons webinar series will explore how AI shapes the quality and diversity of creative ideas—and what this means for innovation across industries. The panel will discuss both the opportunities AI creates for expanding creative possibilities and the potential risks of narrowing idea diversity. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
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
According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.
Using behavioral economics-based interventions, a 2025 President’s Engagement Prize-winning project will address health and nutrition inequities in a West Philadelphia elementary school.
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.
AI models are struggling to identify hate speech, study finds
Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication led research showing that AI is inconsistent in its ability to classify what counts as hate speech.
Can women really ‘have it all?’ A working mom and economist reveals why not
In her book “Saving It All,” Corrine Lowe of the Wharton School explains why so many working moms feel like they're failing on all fronts and why it's not their fault.
Nebraska confirms state’s first case of bird flu in dairy herd as U.S. outbreak persists
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a bird flu case in a Nebraska dairy herd isn’t unexpected given the virus’s ongoing circulation among cattle.
