Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.
Methadone treatment for opioid use rising, but better access needed to reach more
Researchers at Penn Medicine find that treatment numbers rose during the 2010s as the opioid crisis became prominent, including increases in buprenorphine, an easier-to-access medication.
Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy
Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts.
A new exhibit at Penn’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing documents the long trajectory of nursing in America, going back to the Revolutionary War.
Annenberg faculty reflect on the history of television and the social, political, and technological changes its viewers experienced through the medium.
For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world.
Leveraging AI to help stroke survivors recover speech abilities
Doctoral student Shreya Parchure and her team evaluated the usefulness of an AI tool for personalizing speech therapy for patients with post-stroke aphasia.
In Becky Friedman’s English course Shakespeare in Love, undergraduate students analyze language, genre, and adaptation in the Bard’s plays through the lens of love.
Part of SP2’s series The Politics of Well-Being, this session will explore the geography of well-being: how neighborhood infrastructure, environmental justice, urban design, and housing access shape physical and mental health. Speakers will discuss how place-based policies can foster or undermine equitable outcomes—and how communities reclaim agency over space. Open to the public. Register to attend.
Kelly Writers House will feature a screening of short films by college students, hosted by Bent Button Productions, Penn’s only film production club. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including best picture, best script, and best editing. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.
Writing a Life workshops are held at the Kelly Writers House once a month.
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.
Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity
As co-chairs of Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value working group, Sara Bachman, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Patrick Harker, a professor and dean emeritus of the Wharton School, discuss breaking down barriers and opening pathways.
A conversation with Penn Forward’s Global Opportunity and New Markets co-chairs
In a Q&A with Ezekiel Emanuel and Megan Ryerson, co-chairs of the Global Opportunity and New Markets working group for Penn Forward, the duo discuss the charge of their group, where they are in the process, and leaning into global engagement.
Through Penn First Plus, students unlock potential and purpose
Providing first-generation and limited-income students with a comprehensive array of support, Penn First Plus equips undergraduates for success during and after their time at Penn.
The eighth annual Penn Local Business Exchange brought together entrepreneurs, city officials, and University buyers to swap insights and build relationships.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with equine science
Sue McDonnell of the School of Veterinary Medicine says scientific investigation into horse behavior is mere decades old despite their long association with humans.
America’s first hospital will become a museum this spring
Pennsylvania Hospital’s Pine Building will become a museum to coincide with celebrations of the country’s 250th anniversary. It was the first chartered hospital in what was to become the United States.
