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2026-01-21

Vectors and Climate Change

Part of the One Health@Penn Research Community Work in Progress Series, this session will feature Sara Cherry, John W. Eckman Professor of Medical Science at the Perelman School of Medicine, and Carol Sobotyk, assistant professor of diagnostic parasitology at Penn Vet, discussing vectors and climate change. A Q&A will follow the presentations. Open to the public. Register to attend.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

2026-02-18

Animals and Emergency Preparedness

penn working dog climbing through rubble

Part of the One Health@Penn Research Community Work in Progress Series, this seminar will feature Lisa Murphy, professor of toxicology at Penn Vet, and Cindy Otto, professor of working dog sciences & sports medicine, providing attendees with insight on animals and emergency preparedness. A Q&A will follow the presentations. Open to the public. Register to attend.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Virtual

2025-11-14

Wharton: Neuroscience & Networking Lunch

Abstract scan of brain overlapping a computer chip network.

This networking lunch will offer participants a chance to speak with the Wharton Neuroscience Student Society Board Members about the intersection of AI and neuroscience, including how this emerging frontier can influence decision-making in business industries. Lunch and refreshments provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Free and open to the Penn community. Register to attend.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St.

2025-11-20

When We Breathe: From Taixi to Chester

This Public Trust workshop, in partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Art, will expand on Taipei-based artist Hong-Kai Wang's place-based and soundscape research into opportunities for global solidarity, especially related to environmental toxicity. Presentations by community advocates and researchers will be followed by a group listening session and conversation that examines embodied memory, sound and toxicity, and forms of resistance. Open to the public. Register to attend.

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Public Trust, 4017 Walnut St.

2025-11-07

Exhibit: Postigo Express

The Arthur Ross Gallery presents the first American exhibition of work by acclimated Basque photographer and Penn alumnus Fernando Postigo Silva, who spent over two decades chronicling the Basque separatist movement from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. Free and open to the public.

All Day

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

The Independent

Category 6 is the new hurricane normal, scientists warn

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it no longer makes sense to artificially cap the hurricane scale at five while wind-based metrics continue to be used.

Scientific American

Gene editing helped one baby—could it help thousands?

Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas of the Perelman School of Medicine are attempting to shorten the length of a cutting-edge gene-editing therapy, previously produced in a record-breaking six months.

Business Insider

Musk and Altman can’t stop bickering. That could actually be good for their brand

Americus Reed of the Wharton School says that openly feuding CEOs can keep companies in the public eye and strengthen their images as hardscrabble and competitive leaders.

Today

Does melatonin increase heart failure risk? New study reveals surprising link

Philip Richard Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that melatonin is little better than a placebo when used as a sleeping pill.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Bitter pill: A soda tax repeal will harm Philadelphia’s children

Christina A. Roberto and Alyssa J. Moran of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute explain what Philadelphia’s public school students stand to lose if efforts to repeal a sweetened beverage tax are successful.