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How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small
Naima Small in a tulip garden.

Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication

How the Annenberg School connected all the dots for Naima Small

The Class of 2025 communications major was drawn to studying social media and culture, how gender is portrayed online, and the role of technology in perpetuating bias. “I loved how Annenberg enabled me to not only see the diversity of ways I could use my degree, but also learn from people who had much different academic interests than me.”

From Annenberg School for Communication

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American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health
(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra.

(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra of Penn Dental’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH).

(Image: Kevin Monko)

American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health

The groundbreaking program will provide evidence-informed guidelines in real time to support patient care and advance public health.

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The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate
Students take a selfie at Penn’s Baccalaureate celebration in commencement regalia.

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The Class of 2025 celebrates Baccalaureate

There were readings, speeches, music, dance, and more at the interfaith Penn tradition, held on May 13 for graduating fourth-year students.

Penn Today Staff

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Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad
A Penn Med student putting a pin in a map on Match Day 2025.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

Graduates are ready to serve and engage at home and abroad

Members of Penn’s 269th graduating class will channel their expertise and passions to serve and work in Philadelphia and around the world, from teaching to research, poultry farming, and basketball.

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Performer, biomedical engineer, and soon-to-be graduate
Jordyn Harris standing among lights

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Performer, biomedical engineer, and soon-to-be graduate

A performer and dancer, fourth-year Jordyn Harris has been a work-study student for the Platt House and managed tech for myriad student shows, while also advising engineering first-years and working as a researcher at a hospital.

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A mothers’ meetup like no other for families formed through uterus transplant
Two people embrace at a uterine transplant meetup lunch with a baby in a stroller and gifts on a conference table.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News

A mothers’ meetup like no other for families formed through uterus transplant

One week before Mother’s Day, those who gave birth through uterus transplant gathered for a special brunch with those who donated their uteruses for the procedure, and their respective families.

Alex Gardner

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Track & Field claims eight titles on final day of Ivy League heps

Track & Field claims eight titles on final day of Ivy League heps

Penn men’s and women’s track & field teams wrapped up competition at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Yale on Sunday, May 11, claiming first in the women’s 100m hurdles, 4x400m relay, 100m, and high jump. The men’s team took first in the 400m, 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay, and decathlon; both teams finished third overall. 

Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Aravind Krishnan; Carson Eckhard; Meera Menon, and Jun Hou Shin.

Four Penn affiliates each have been awarded a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship (clockwise from top left): fourth-year Aravind Krishnan; 2021 graduate Carson Eckhard; and 2020 graduates Meera Menon and Jun Hou Shin.

(Images: Courtesy of Knight-Hennessy Scholars / Carolyn Fong Photography)

Penn fourth-year and three recent alumni named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Four Penn affiliates each have been awarded a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, receiving financial support for as long as three years to pursue a graduate degree and global leadership training at Stanford University.

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What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
Drawing of people in park.

Image: Irina_Strelnikova via Getty Images

What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”

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