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With NSO preceptorials, a chance to be curious
A stairwell and mural next to a group of students sitting in chairs.

A scene from a fall 2023 preceptorial.

(Image: Courtesy of New Student Orientation)

With NSO preceptorials, a chance to be curious

Preceptorials, a New Student Orientation tradition for first-year undergraduates, run this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
As temperatures break records, many are unaware of symptoms of heat-related illnesses
A sign in a stairwell pointing the way to a cooling center.

Image: AP Photo/AnnArbor.com, Angela J. Cesere

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.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

The inner workings of chronic pain
A human head with branches similar to neurons emanating.

Image: iStock/breakermaximus

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.

Blake Cole

Olympic performance
Ten people singing into microphones on a stage

The Penn Masala a capella group sang in two performances in the India House location at the Olympic Games in Paris. 

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Masala)

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.
Pushing the limits of scientific discovery with machine learning
Computer code.

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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.

Melissa Pappas

Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry
Microscopic view of brain neurons.

Image: iStock/onimate

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.

From Penn Nursing News

University of Pennsylvania Health System and Doylestown Health sign definitive agreement
Kevin Mahoney and four others celebrate signing a contract between Penn Medicine and Doylestown Health.

Celebrating the signing of the definitive agreement are, from left, Kevin Mahoney, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Jonathan Epstein, interim executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Kathleen Krick, president of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; Marianne Chabot, chair of the boards at Doylestown Hospital and Doylestown Health Foundation and vice president of Health Services at Village Improvement Association of Doylestown; and Jim Brexler, president and CEO of Doylestown Health.

(Image: Carol Berman)

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.

John Lines