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Perry World House announces newest cohort of Non-Resident Senior Advisors

Perry World House announces newest cohort of Non-Resident Senior Advisors

The Advisors are drawn from Perry World House’s (PWH) pool of former visiting fellows as well as other global policy leaders in the Philadelphia area to support PWH’s policy engagement around the world, and advise on PWH’s programmatic and research work throughout the year. 

Penn Vet’s next gen biomedical scientists present their research at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium

Penn Vet’s next gen biomedical scientists present their research at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium

Two dozen Penn Vet students unveiled the original research they conducted as funded participants in the National Institutes of Health(NIH)/Boehringer Ingelheim Summer Research Program at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium in Spokane, Washington in August.

2026 Elaine Redding Brinster Prize honors breakthrough in immune system research

2026 Elaine Redding Brinster Prize honors breakthrough in immune system research

The Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Penn has awarded the Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine to Zhijian ‘James’ Chen, a biochemist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, for his discovery of the DNA-sensing enzyme cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGas) and its role in immune and inflammatory response.

From the frontlines of climate change
Mangroves growing on a small island separated from the mainland due to abrasion in West Java.

Image: Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto via AP Images

From the frontlines of climate change

People living on small islands and territories face mounting climate impacts, but little is known about their stance on the issue. Research from a team including Parrish Bergquist, assistant professor of political science, aims to fill those gaps.

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‘A moment when Penn can lead in higher education’: President J. Larry Jameson introduces Penn Forward
Penn President J. Larry Jameson

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‘A moment when Penn can lead in higher education’: President J. Larry Jameson introduces Penn Forward

In a video message to the Penn community, Penn President J. Larry Jameson introduces Penn Forward, the University’s strategic planning initiative that builds on the progress of In Principle and Practice and boldly address the opportunities and challenges of the present moment in higher education.

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A new way to guide light
Researchers stand and point at a white board littered with equations.

Bo Zhen (right) and postdoctoral researcher Li He developed a system for guiding light through tiny crystals in ways that allow it to navigate undeterred bu bumps and defects. Their work could lead to sturdier lasers, faster data links, and light-based chips that don’t get tripped up by imperfections.

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A new way to guide light

Penn researchers developed a system that allows light to be guided through a tiny crystal, undeterred by bumps, bends, and back-reflections. Their findings pave the way for robust, controllable light-based chips, smarter routing for data links, and more stable lasers.

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Students use art to change how we communicate about research
Five ceramic art pieces on display.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Students use art to change how we communicate about research

Science is hard to explain. The Artist-in-Residence initiative at Penn’s Translational Research Immersion Program seeks to help by using art.

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Understanding atomic disorder and next-gen electronics
Imaging devices surround a material on a blue backlit surface.

A new class of 2D materials known as MXenes holds the key to next-generation applications, such as consumer electronics and medical devices. Now, collaborative research led by Zahra Fakhraai of the School of Arts & Sciences, Aleksandra Vojvodic of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and their collaborators offers fundamental insights into the chemical and geometric mechanisms underlying the synthesis of these materials, a finding that could lead to cleaner, quicker energy conversion and storage for these devices. 

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Understanding atomic disorder and next-gen electronics

A Penn team has developed insight into the chemical and geometric mechanisms underlying the synthesis of new 2D materials, paving the way for next-gen devices, biomedical applications, and cleaner, quicker energy conversion and storage.

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