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‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’
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‘Ripple Effect’ asks ‘Who benefits from innovations?’

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delves into transformative innovations and their effect on the populations they reach.

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Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars
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Penn’s 2025 Thouron Scholars are (left to right): (top) Benjamin Cohen, Alexander Gerlach, Joy Gong, and Sarah Hinkel; (bottom) Sophie Kadan, Benjamin May, and Joey Wu.

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Penn announces seven 2025 Thouron Scholars

Seven University of Pennsylvania affiliates—five fourth-years and two recent graduates—have each received a 2025 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Patti Smith as a Kelly Writers House Fellow
Patti Smith and Al Filreis at microphones.

Smith and Filreis held a public discussion, filled with her stories and readings of her works, on the morning of Feb. 25.

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Patti Smith as a Kelly Writers House Fellow

Singer, songwriter, poet, author, and musician Patti Smith was in residence at the Kelly Writers House for two days, telling stories about the people in her life throughout the decades, reading passages from her books, and performing her songs.
From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines
Jeffrey Babin.

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From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines

As a practice professor in the Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship program, Jeffrey Babin is committed to helping students bring ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

Melissa Pappas

Innate immune training aggravates inflammatory bone loss
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Innate immune training aggravates inflammatory bone loss

Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and international collaborators from Germany have investigated the effects of training the innate immune system in experimental models of chronic inflammatory disease, periodontitis and arthritis.
Quaker Commitment guarantees full tuition scholarships for families earning $200K or less as Trustees approve 2025-2026 financial aid budget and charges
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Quaker Commitment guarantees full tuition scholarships for families earning $200K or less as Trustees approve 2025-2026 financial aid budget and charges

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.7% increase in tuition and a $328 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming academic year.
Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security
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Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security

Dean Antonia M. Villarruel of Penn Nursing and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center are on the Vision for American Science and Technology task force that devised the policy recommendations.
Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate
Peter Cook and J. Larry Jameson in front of a portrait of Julian Abele.

Peter Cook, a descendant of Julian Abele, and Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson next to a newly unveiled framed portrait of Julian Abele that decorates Eisenlohr Hall. 

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Celebrating the architectural legacy of Penn’s first Black architecture graduate

At a gathering at Eisenlohr Hall, a portrait of renowned architect Julian Abele and a series of his paintings were unveiled, formally recognizing his design contributions to one of campus’ iconic structures.
How disorder toughens materials
Sage Fulco demonstrates the machine the group used to test the materials’ toughness. 

Sage Fulco demonstrates the machine the group used to test the materials’ toughness. 

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How disorder toughens materials

A team of Penn engineers tested disordered materials and finds that without changing the material but simply altering the internal geometry, the mechanical metamaterial can increase toughness.

Ian Scheffler