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2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies has announced the new cohort of 19 incoming Fellows; the 2025–26 year is devoted to new research into contemporary Jewish life.

Penn students innovate in the time of AI

Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools.

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Robert Gerard Pietrusko’a installation ”A Satellite Symphony.”

At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

Several Weitzman School of Design faculty and students will exhibit at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition.

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Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam, co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor.

Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.

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Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

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Jeffrey Kallberg; Keven Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; John MacDonald; and Beth A. Winkelstein.

Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults

A new Penn Medicine study reveals that losing Medicaid coverage saw mortality rates jump between 4 and 22 percent.

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Satellite image of Hurricane Helene, 2006

Paris Perdikaris led research on lifesaving and more cost-effective weather predictions

Penn professor Paris Perdikaris and collaborators developed Aurora, a machine-learning model that has predictive capabilities for air quality, ocean waves, tropical cyclone tracks, and weather.

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Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained

Sashank Prasad and Raymond Price have collaborated for years on an online quiz-show to teach uncommon neurological conditions for Penn Medicine students, and have introduced the program to other institutions as well.

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Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes

Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins.

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2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

Penn students innovate in the time of AI

At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults

Paris Perdikaris led research on lifesaving and more cost-effective weather predictions

Neurobowl reimagines how the next generation of neurologists is trained

Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes