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A health professional assists a person with a walker.

As people live longer, family caregivers face financial challenges

Many people overlook the short- and long-term costs of financial caregiving, a growing problem that financial advisors and employers can help address, according to a new report by Penn Nursing.

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Lifelong learner Bernadette Butler

Bernadette Butler, a student in the School of Arts & Sciences, leapt into her studies later than most, but with just as much eagerness to learn.

First-year guard Tyler Perkins, against Villanova at the Palestra, makes a move with the ball while guarded by a Wildcat defender.

Penn stumps Villanova at the Palestra

The Quakers beat the No. 21-ranked Wildcats 76-72 on Monday evening, their first win over a ranked opponent since 2018.

What’s That? Fisher Fine Arts Library windows

Shakespeare scholar and Penn lecturer Horace Howard Furness selected aphorisms for windows in the Fisher Fine Arts Library, a building his brother designed.

Seven college students laughing around tables with cocktails.

Creating mental space from alcohol triggers could help college students drink less frequently

A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that prompting college students to take a step back when they encounter alcohol can reduce how often they drink.

Penn’s urban forest in fall

Penn’s West Philadelphia campus is home to 240 different tree species, which put on a show during the fall season.

Members of the men's and women's squash teams pose on the court at the Penn Squash Center.

Penn takes home Pennsylvania State Championships

The women’s and men’s squash teams carried the weekend, besting a bevy of Keystone State foes.

Students walk over steps to Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

Introducing the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Online Learning Initiative have merged to become one unit for the support of instructors, graduate students, and staff.

John Donges sitting on a bench in an outside courtyard

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: John Donges

At Penn Vet for more than two decades, John Donges has worked on nearly half the issues of Bellwether, the School’s alumni and donor magazine. So, it made sense that he was the editor of a special 100th issue, publishing this month.

Left: Book cover for “The Remnants or Race Science,”; right, Sebastián Gil-Riaño.

How the modern story of postwar anti-racism ignored the Global South

In his new book, science historian Sebastián Gil-Riaño explores the lives of scientists who shaped one of the first international efforts to combat racism—and then got left out of the story.

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