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Penn receives $20M gift for middle-income student financial aid enhancements
Alexandra and Greg Mondre.

The gift from Wharton alumnus Greg Mondre and Alexandra Mondre will establish the Mondre Family Initiative, increasing tuition affordability for more than 1,000 families each year.

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Penn receives $20M gift for middle-income student financial aid enhancements

A landmark gift from Greg and Alexandra Mondre will provide endowed support for Penn’s Quaker Commitment.

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Thinking like a VMD, earlier
Mary Lyle guides David Buckwalter through a procedure on a dog in a Penn Vet surgery.

Penn Vet’s Mary Lyle guides Class of 2026 student David Buckwalter through a successful tracheal intubation.

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Thinking like a VMD, earlier

Penn Vet’s graduating Class of 2026 is the first cohort to graduate its revamped four-year program designed to begin shaping their professional identities as animal care practitioners.

Sacha Adorno

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Most who meet proposed CTE criteria do not show disease signs at autopsy
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Most who meet proposed CTE criteria do not show disease signs at autopsy

New research from Penn Medicine finds proposed traumatic encephalopathy syndrome criteria often don’t match CTE pathology at autopsy, raising concerns about misdiagnosis and potential mental health impacts for at-risk groups.

Kelsey Geesler

‘The Red and Blue’— A primer
two pages of musical notes and lyrics

Sung at all official University occasions, “The Red and Blue” was composed by William J. Goeckel, College Class of 1895 and Law Class of 1896. The words were written by Harry E. Westervelt, Medicine Class of 1898.

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‘The Red and Blue’— A primer

A key musical tradition at the University of Pennsylvania Commencement, “The Red and Blue” dates back not quite as far as founder Benjamin Franklin, but rather to two graduates of the 1890s.

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The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Photo of the Federal Reserve facade

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The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters

Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy

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Know before you go: Commencement 2026
Franklin Field during Penn Commencement in 2025.

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Know before you go: Commencement 2026

On May 18, Penn will hold the 270th Commencement ceremony. From program details to arrival times here are some helpful tips and information.

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Where the Class of 2026 is headed
Two Penn Med students and two others under a 2026 balloon at Penn’s 2026 Match Day.

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Where the Class of 2026 is headed

Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise and heading out into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy workers, and more, with the interdisciplinary groundwork of a Penn degree in tow.

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Want to succeed in academia? Build a network beyond your co-authors

Want to succeed in academia? Build a network beyond your co-authors

Researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication have analyzed the “thank you” notes in 129,750 political science journal articles and find that informal connections between authors are more predictive of higher productivity and impact than formal connections.

Hailey Reissman

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn
Two people in a lab in the Singh Center.

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Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn

 In the fourth and final installment of the series, “Chapters of Change” highlights another transformational moment in Penn’s past when the evolution of life sciences research sparked the University to commit to investing in new research facilities and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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