News from

News Archive

Every story published by Penn Today—all in one place.
Reset All Filters
7152 Results
Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education
Lorea Peterson Redondo poses in front of the GSE and Wharton buildings.

Lorea Peterson Redondo, who is working toward an MBA in the Wharton School and a master's in education policy in the Graduate School of Education.

nocred

Who, What, Why: Lorea Peterson Redondo bridges business and education

Peterson, a graduate student in the Wharton School and the Graduate School of Education who will graduate in May, hopes to bring lessons learned back to her hometown of Mexico City.
How climate change impacts food security
A panel of speakers seated at Perry World House.

Image: Courtesy of Perry World House

How climate change impacts food security

Perry World House’s “Feeding a Climate-Changed World” conference brought together climate experts to discuss democracy, human rights, and the geopolitics of food security.

Doylestown Health joins University of Pennsylvania Health System
Aerial view of Penn Medicine Doylestown’s campus.

The Penn Medicine Doylestown Health campus.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Doylestown Health joins University of Pennsylvania Health System

The Bucks County system’s integration into UPHS will expand access to advanced health care for patients and families in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

From Penn Medicine News

AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
AI Across Disciplines panelists on stage engaged in conversation.

From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu. 

nocred

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.

5 min. read

Absent students lead to low teacher morale

Absent students lead to low teacher morale

Findings from the Graduate School for Education underscore the fact that the effects of absenteeism are cumulative, with each missed day contributing to classroom ‘chaos.’

Penn Today Staff

Meniscus injuries may soon be treated by customizable hydrogel

Meniscus injuries may soon be treated by customizable hydrogel

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found a new 3D-printed customizable hydrogel performed well in preclinical trials with several different types of meniscal tears, offering a potential mend for common joint injuries.

Frank Otto

Advanced robotic imaging helps Rusty the therapy horse avoid surgery
A young rider on Rusty the horse.

Rusty, a 20-year-old Quarter Horse, helps riders with physical and cognitive disabilities build strength, confidence, and independence Thorncroft Equestrian Center. State-of-the-art robotic imaging at Penn’s New Bolton Center was key to Rusty’s diagnosis and treatment when he developed lameness in his leg.

(Image: Ryan Sansom)

Advanced robotic imaging helps Rusty the therapy horse avoid surgery

When Rusty, a 20-year-old therapy Quarter Horse, developed lameness in his right hind leg, his diagnosis required advanced imaging. Unlike traditional CT scanners, New Bolton Center’s robotic imaging was key to Rusty’s diagnosis and treatment when he developed lameness in his leg.

Sacha Adorno

AI Month at Penn
Buildings on Penn's campus and a banner that reads 'Penn Engineering.'

Penn Engineering will host the second annual AI Month from April 1 to May 1.


 

nocred

AI Month at Penn

The School of Engineering and Applied Science is hosting 2025 AI Month at Penn, a monthlong series of events throughout April dedicated to the theme “AI and Human Well-Being.”

4 min. read