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Professor of practice Leslie Richards on innovative transit and city planning
Leslie Richards.

Leslie Richards, professor of practice in the Weitzman School.

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Professor of practice Leslie Richards on innovative transit and city planning

Once described as a “battleship turner” by Philadelphia Magazine, Weitzman professor of practice Leslie Richards served as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and subsequently led the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), where she oversaw a $2 billion budget and a network that connects over five million residents in Greater Philadelphia. Having earned a master of regional planning degree from Penn in 1993, she was the first planner and

From the Weitzman School of Design

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A hard reset on electroconvulsive therapy
Medical brain scans on multiple computer screens.

Image: gorodenkoff via Getty Images

A hard reset on electroconvulsive therapy

New research from Penn Medicine finds that ECT sets in motion a brain event that resets its neurons, and has the potential to guide personalized ECT dosing to target specific outcomes in the brain.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

Tee time with Julie Shin
Julie Shin holds her club after swinging while wearing her Penn uniform.

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Tee time with Julie Shin

The rising fourth-year golfer discusses her All-Ivy season, what she enjoys about the sport, the recent success of the women’s golf team, training and conditioning, hitting a hole-in-one, and the correlation between figure skating and golf.

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Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects

Penn Global Grants awarded to 16 new faculty-led projects

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program supports new or established projects that leverage Penn research and expertise to advance knowledge in and of communities around the world. Much of this year’s projects address urgent global challenges—including climate and public health.

Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing reveals that the Scotland Act, which aims to ensure safe nurse staffing through guiding principles, duties, and a common staffing method, is not being consistently followed, according to nurses on the frontlines.

From Penn Nursing News

2 min. read

What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP
A red pyramid stands in a courtyard at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The pyramid in Miller Plaza is often mistaken for a large art installation but instead holds equipment for the Devon MRI Building.

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  • What’s That

    • What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP

    Turning down a hallway at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reveals a giant red pyramid. It looks like it’s art, but it’s medicine.

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    Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections
    Rakesh Krishnan sits at a computer staring at a 3D rendering of a protein.

    Researchers led by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine have created new peptides that fight hard-to-treat “superbug” infections by punching holes in bacterial cells and stimulating immune cells to signal for more defenders.

    (Image: Courtesy of Jianing Bai) 

    Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections

    Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system—an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

    3 min. read

    2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

    2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

    The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies has announced the new cohort of 19 incoming Fellows; the 2025–26 year is devoted to new research into contemporary Jewish life. 

    Penn students innovate in the time of AI
    Helen Jin, Davis Brown

    Helen Jin and Davis Brown.

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    Penn students innovate in the time of AI

    Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools.

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