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Quanta Magazine

How dad’s fitness may be packaged and passed down in sperm RNA

Colin Conine of the Perelman School of Medicine has been trying to uncover the mechanics of how sperm RNA can contribute nongenetic information to progeny.

Moneywise

The Trump administration’s portable mortgage push could let you keep your 3% rate, but experts warn it may backfire. What can homeowners do now?

Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says a portable mortgage could encourage homeowners to sell, opening the door for new buyers.

Healio

Adolescent girls, teens in late puberty faced higher COVID-19 pandemic depression risk

Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine says pre-pandemic family history of depression and and bullying are risk factors to develop depression before and after the pandemic.

People.com

First baby to undergo gene editing takes first Steps: ‘It’s all been a miracle’

One-year-old KJ Muldoon is walking at home after being hospitalized last holiday because of a rare genetic disorder that was treated with gene-editing therapy developed at Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Inquirer

One fading light

Kelly Green of Penn Medicine discusses suicide rates.

Financial Times

Flu symptoms 2025: Vaccination, treatment, medicines, how to identify Covid symptoms 2025

Scott Hensley of Penn Medicine comments on the current flu season.

KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)

Penn football’s John ‘Hench’ Murray recalls decades

John “Hench” Murray looks at his 44 autumns serving as the radio analyst for Penn Football.

2026-03-15

Penn Live Arts: The Peking Acrobats

The Peking Acrobats performing acrobatics on stage. The group is wearing bright orange, yellow, and red outfits.

The Peking Acrobats push the limits of human ability, wowing audiences with spellbinding trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. With a three-decade legacy of elite talent, this world-record-setting troupe takes ancient Chinese traditions to new heights, pairing artful athleticism with live music and festive pageantry. Students can receive a discount with Penn ID.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

2026-02-11

Making Workshop: Ancient Mediterranean Votives

An exterior view of the Penn Museum

Participants in this Penn Student Making Workshop, hosted by the Penn Museum and facilitated by Brigitte Keslinke of the School of Arts & Sciences, will explore how and why people in the ancient Mediterranean made votives, followed by using air-dry clay to sculpt their own miniature offerings. Free for Penn students; must bring Penn ID.

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

2026-03-25

Extreme Temperatures & Pediatric Care Outcomes

In this webinar, Stephanie Mayne, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn, will present results from a pilot study—Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health—examining the association of extreme temperatures with missed pediatric preventive visits. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Virtual