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Lifetime Achievement Award for Penn Nursing’s Diane L. Spatz

Lifetime Achievement Award for Penn Nursing’s Diane L. Spatz

Spatz, the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition and Professor of Perinatal Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the organization’s most prestigious honor.

Developing critical law career experience

Developing critical law career experience

Penn Carey Law’s Externship Program supplements traditional classroom study with experiential learning and meaningful lawyering.

From Penn Carey Law

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Brain power on display at the Franklin Institute
Oblong-shaped terminals and wall art portraying the workings of the brain.

Image: Courtesy of the Franklin Institute

Brain power on display at the Franklin Institute

Several researchers from Penn Medicine’s Department of Neurology are featured throughout the Franklin Institute’s Body Odyssey exhibit.

Kelsey Geesler

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New high-definition pictures of the early universe
Part of the installation of a telescope.

(Image courtesy of ACT Collaboration; ESA/Planck)

New high-definition pictures of the early universe

Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has led to the clearest and most precise images yet of the universe’s infancy—the cosmic microwave background radiation that was visible only 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

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Pennovation Works 2024 Year in Review

Pennovation Works 2024 Year in Review

In 2024, Pennovation Works supported 141 companies and nearly 200 startup founders from across the region. Pennovation’s Year in Review celebrates these accomplishments and more, including state-of-the-art facilities, community development events, and international delegations.

Penn’s endowment, explained
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Penn’s endowment, explained

From financial aid to faculty salaries, Penn’s endowment provides perpetual support for generations of Penn students, staff, and faculty. Here’s how it all works.

Penn Today Staff

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Penn fourth-year Jaskeerat Gujral named 2025-2026 ThinkSwiss Research Scholar

Penn fourth-year Jaskeerat Gujral named 2025-2026 ThinkSwiss Research Scholar

Gujral, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences studying neuroscience with a minor in chemistry, and sub-matriculating in the bioengineering master's program in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been selected for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, a program that aims to promote research opportunities in Switzerland to foster exchange between Swiss, U.S., and Canadian universities and research institutions.