Penn Vet student Jennifer Grell is gaining wildlife field work experience with Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program.
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Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have been engaged in a collaborative effort to identify the causes of these owls’ decline, which will help inform conservation efforts in the future.
Nurse leaders from Penn’s School of Nursing are redefining care for barriers to sleep, bringing science, innovation, and empathy to restless patients everywhere.
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A new study from Penn Sleep Medicine analyzes how well five popular sleep medications work and develops guidelines to help doctors treat insomnia, one of the most common and often misunderstood sleep problems.
A portion of the Moon along the terminator, the boundary between lunar day and night, during a lunar flyby by the crew of Artemis II on April 6, 2026.
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Penn Today spoke with three Penn experts about the Artemis II crew’s use of social media during the mission, how space images are more than just pretty pictures, and why space continues to fascinate.
When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida’s historic flood
New Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn’t a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how climate change, urbanization, and aging infrastructure are rewriting flood risk.
The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters
Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker and financial historian Peter Conti-Brown, both Wharton professors, unpack the central bank’s origins, its unusual structure, and the quiet ways it shapes the economy
How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are responding.
A bioengineered bean gum from the lab of Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell is found to reduce the levels of three microbes associated with head and neck squamous cell cancer to almost zero, without affecting the beneficial bacteria normally found in the mouth.
Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum
Research led by Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell shows that antiviral and antibacterial chewing gums reduce the levels of three microbes linked to worse outcomes in oral cancers, paving the way for more effective and affordable therapies.
