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News・ Campus & Community
Students arrive for Move-In 2024
Nearly 6,000 students are moving into the 13 College Houses this week.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The inner workings of chronic pain
Jessica Wojick, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biology in the School of Arts & Sciences, examines the biological experiences of pain and how to mitigate suffering.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Olympic performance
The South Asian a capella student group Penn Masala performed two shows at the India House in Paris during the Olympic Games. They sang hour-long sets before sellout crowds who danced and sang along to mashups in Hindi and English.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
As temperatures break records, many are unaware of symptoms of heat-related illnesses
A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that more of the U.S. public sees the link between extreme heat and climate change, but not all extreme heat risks are understood by all.
News・ Campus & Community
By the Numbers: Move-In 2024
With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today has compiled links to resources and statistics about the Move-In experience.
News・ Health Sciences
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry
A new study from Penn Nursing identifies 34 subtypes of neurons in the brain that play potential roles in substance use disorders.
News・ Science & Technology
Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning
Penn Engineering’s Nat Trask is combining applied mathematics and traditional physics modeling with the powers of machine learning to design some of his first machine-learning-powered, self-driving labs at Penn.
News・ Health Sciences
University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement
Bucks County system’s integration into UPHS will expand access to advanced health care for patients and families in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
News・ Campus & Community
Building community, one meal and conversation at a time
The Conversations for Community and Dinners Across Differences programs, launched last fall, foster spaces conducive for difficult conversations while recognizing shared humanity.
News・ Campus & Community
Restoring the public purpose of America’s urban universities
A new Netter Center white paper written in collaboration with eight universities highlights mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.