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Volleyball on the ground on top of a collapsed net on a gym floor.

Coaching from off the field, off the sidelines, off the campus

With Ivy League sports on hold, two new head coaches—women’s volleyball and women’s soccer—are trying to navigate an unusual situation.

Image: Rich Lillas

A new editor at Penn Press begins in unprecedented times

New leadership—plus the pandemic and protests—are fueling change at the venerable Penn Press.

Jennifer Punt stands with three students in a lab setting discussing a paper.

Penn Vet expands timely dual degree during COVID-19 pandemic

The interdisciplinary “One Health in Practice” curriculum positions veterinarians for new career pathways in human, environmental health.

Smiling person standing arms held down, together and in front, outside of a brick building.

Pizza, a nascent dairy industry, and infant health in the Peruvian highlands

Research from anthropologist Morgan Hoke shows that in homes that produce their own foods, children exhibit better growth rates and mothers report more autonomy and economic control.

Hand holding clear plastic plate displaying blood sugar data.

Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes

Penn researchers invent a method for keeping donor insulin-producing cells alive long-term under the skin of patients.

Lincoln Memorial illuminated at dusk overlooking the Potomac River.

Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial

PennPraxis is continuing its partnership with the National Park Service on a cultural inventory and landscape project at the Lincoln Memorial, its most high-profile project to date.

‘Living with the Sea’

A student-led exhibition at the Penn Museum features objects from the rarely seen Oceanian collection.

A hand can be seen putting an envelope with the words "ballot enclosed" into a ballot box on a sidewalk.

Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election

A panel of 10 experts spoke at a virtual symposium at the Penn Carey Law School about the challenges facing the presidential election, from the pandemic to mail-in voting.

Chaz Howard finds common ground in the face of division

The University chaplain, vice president for social equity and community, and head of the University’s recently announced Projects for Progress sees hope in the face of activism invigorated by nationwide racial justice protests.

Entrance to the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services building.

How immigrants expand the U.S. economy

Wharton’s J. Daniel Kim discusses his research, which draws on census data to draw an accurate picture of immigration and entrepreneurship in the U.S.

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