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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.

Two college students lean over a table to talk with elementary school students

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.

The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined

A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines.

Move-In coordinators gather signs to put around Penn’s campus.

Move-In coordinators help ease transition to college

Forty-eight second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students will be on the ground during Move-In to assist approximately 6,000 new and returning Quakers.

Jiayi Pang, seated wearing a white lab coat, uses a pipette to fill a test tube as her mentor looks on

Exploring rosemary extract and wound healing

Jiayi Pang, a rising third-year majoring in cell and molecular biology, is studying rosemary's therapeutic effects on skin.

John Pollack standing in front of Rittenhouse Orrery

What’s That? The Rittenhouse Orrery

The Rittenhouse Orrery is a nearly intact 18th-century mechanical model of the solar system, demonstrating the motions of the planets and their satellites around the sun, built by astronomer David Rittenhouse.

Kyla Ortved watches Sidney Wong work under hood in lab.

A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.

Roy Hamilton encourages tough conversations with grace and compassion

Hamilton, Penn Medicine’s new vice dean for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, is dedicating his third decade at the Perelman School of Medicine to making academia a safe, supportive space for students and colleagues alike.

Aerial view of Penn’s campus and the city of Philadelphia.

Penn receives $10M gift to advance interdisciplinary work on climate and sustainability

The gift will establish the Penn Climate Sustainability Initiative, fostering collaboration across academic disciplines and all 12 Schools on campus.

Penn students and volunteers on Locust Walk during Move-In.

Move-In primer 2024

Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses and participating in orientation Aug. 19-26

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