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How does medicine come to be?
A bowl of dried ginger root for traditional Chinese medicine.

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How does medicine come to be?

By tracing substances from their roots to how they’re used today, a team including Hsiao-Wen Cheng of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations aims to answer questions about how medical practices evolve.

From Omnia

2 min. read

The big reveal: Penn Medicine’s Match Day 2026
Two Penn Med students and two others under a 2026 balloon at Penn’s 2026 Match Day.

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The big reveal: Penn Medicine’s Match Day 2026

The Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating class of 2026 celebrated Match Day on March 20, revealing the location of their residencies with a celebration among faculty, friends, and family.

1 min. read

Penn GSE organizes transformative leadership professional development in Alabama

Penn GSE organizes transformative leadership professional development in Alabama

As a part of an ongoing Wallace Foundation funded initiative, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) brought district teams from across the country to Montgomery, Alabama for immersive learning at the Legacy Sites with founder Bryan Stevenson and GSE professor Howard Stevenson.

Analyzing the news with AI
A person standing inside multicoloured data sheets and social media chat icons organised into circular pattern.

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Analyzing the news with AI

Annenberg School for Communication postdoctoral fellow Baird Howland looks at prominent narratives in the news media and how they shape Americans’ worldviews.

Hailey Reissman

2 min. read

2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?
nirby pip prize winner working on a laptop in a field

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2025 PEP, PIP, and PSP winners: Where are they now?

Nearly a year after being awarded the 2025 President’s Engagement Prize, President’s Innovation Prize, and President’s Sustainability Prize, the recipients—now alumni—provide updates on their projects.

3 min. read

A stiff defense: Rethinking gum disease
A section of healthy human gum tissue captured using an imaging technique called Second Harmonic Generation microscopy. In this sample, collagen fibers (shown in yellow), which give healthy gums their firm, resilient stiffness, are dense and well-organized—acting as a supportive scaffold for the surrounding cells (shown in teal).

A section of healthy human gum tissue captured using an imaging technique called Second Harmonic Generation microscopy. In this sample, collagen fibers (shown in yellow), which give healthy gums their firm, resilient stiffness, are dense and well-organized—acting as a supportive scaffold for the surrounding cells (shown in teal).

(Image: Hardik Makkar)

A stiff defense: Rethinking gum disease

Penn Dental Medicine’s Kyle H. Vining and Hardik Makkar take a biomaterials approach to understanding periodontal disease, using a hydrogel system to investigate how the physical properties of the gum tissue impact inflammation.

3 min. read

Who, What, Why: Kara Butler on museum education
Kara Butler talks at podium.

Kara Butler spoke at an event for Makuu: The Black Cultural Center about her experience growing up in Philadelphia.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Kara Butler on museum education

    Butler, a fourth-year anthropology and communication double-major from Philadelphia, is starting a master’s program at the Graduate School of Education in the fall, with the goal of becoming a museum educator.

    2 min. read

    Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side
    Emily Wilson, Kevin Platt, and Paul St. Amour seated with microphones at Kelly Writers House.

    Emily Wilson, Kevin Platt, and Paul St. Amour recording an episode of SideGig at Kelly Writers House.

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    Music, friendship, and a podcast on the side

    Through their new project, SideGig, School of Arts & Sciences faculty Paul Saint-Amour and Kevin Platt explore songs and sound. Plus, it gives the pals a chance to hang out.

    From Omnia

    2 min. read