News Archive

Penn Museum staff are restoring Buddhist murals that were crafted in a style prevalent between the 13th and 14th centuries, bringing renewed vibrancy to art from a distinct era of East Asian religious history.

Irving, the Miriam Stirl Endowed Term Chair in Nutrition, professor of Pediatric Nursing, and standing faculty in the Department of Family and Community Health, and Gilles, practice professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences and associate dean for school and community engagement, have been elected as Distinguished Fellows of the National Academies of Practice.

Spatz, the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition and Professor of Perinatal Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the organization’s most prestigious honor.

Penn Carey Law’s Externship Program supplements traditional classroom study with experiential learning and meaningful lawyering.

How the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team is improving the classic “storytime” or “read-aloud” experience for elementary school students in Philadelphia.

Several researchers from Penn Medicine’s Department of Neurology are featured throughout the Franklin Institute’s Body Odyssey exhibit.

Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has led to the clearest and most precise images yet of the universe’s infancy—the cosmic microwave background radiation that was visible only 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

In 2024, Pennovation Works supported 141 companies and nearly 200 startup founders from across the region. Pennovation’s Year in Review celebrates these accomplishments and more, including state-of-the-art facilities, community development events, and international delegations.

Growing up in rural Alaska shaped Charlotte Brown’s interest in health care access, while being a Perry World House Student Fellow and Benjamin Franklin Scholar expanded her horizons.

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.