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Where do comets originate?
Data from Planck Satellite mapping Ort Clouds.

A map of the sky at 545 GHz from the Planck satellite. Credit: Planck/ESA and NASA, IPAC Infrared Science Archive.

Where do comets originate?

A new technique developed by team of Penn astronomers may allow the scientists to measure radiation from celestial bodies that are only theorized to exist.

Penn Today Staff , Erica K. Brockmeier

Students take gold in Japanese language contest
Barbara, Kinji, and Zizhou holding awards from the language competition From left to right: Barbara Chen, Penn Japanese Language Program Lecturer Kinji Ito, and Zizhou Wang, pictured at the J.LIVE Japanese language competition in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11. (Photo courtesy: East Asian Languages and Civilizations)

Students take gold in Japanese language contest

In a Japanese-language speaking competition hosted at George Washington University, two Penn students won among university-level competitors from across the country.
Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows
Michel Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Hyun (Michel) Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows

Noted for their contributions to dental and biological sciences, respectively, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Joshua Plotkin of the School of Arts and Sciences are part of the newest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Katherine Unger Baillie

New fellowship offers undergrads unfiltered, frank access to city leaders
Philadelphia skyline with view of the Schuylkill River

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New fellowship offers undergrads unfiltered, frank access to city leaders

Through the program, offered by the Penn Institute for Urban Research, 14 students will meet with a former Philadelphia mayor, Philly’s current director of planning and development, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Becoming a mother reduces a woman’s earning potential by up to 10 percent per child
Florian stands in front of tree with autumn leaves

Florian explains that though maternity leave doesn't last long, it has a long-lasting and unfair impact on mothers' careers.

  • Q&A

    • Becoming a mother reduces a woman’s earning potential by up to 10 percent per child

    In a Q&A, Sandra Florian, a postdoctoral fellow in sociology and the Population Studies Center, discusses motherhood’s short- and long-term effects on a woman’s career.

    Jacob Williamson-Rea

    Award-winning project sparks dialogue around trans literacy
    Post-It note that reads 'Trans People Won't Be Erased' Post-It notes with messages from the Penn community at a Trans Remembrance Day 2018 vigil held near the Love Statue.

    Award-winning project sparks dialogue around trans literacy

    A new working group funded by the Alice Paul Center serves as glue for cross-disciplinary dialogue surrounding trans literacy in classrooms and elsewhere.
    A Rhodes for Penn
    Anea Moore is a Penn senior from Philadelphia, Pa.

    Penn Senior Anea Moore

    A Rhodes for Penn

    Penn senior Anea Moore has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. Considered one of the most prestigious academic honors, the Rhodes is highly competitive. 
    Six Penn researchers receive honors from American Physical Society
    Three chemistry professors win 2018 APS awards and three faculty in Penn Engineering are elected APS Fellows.

    Top row left to right: School of Arts and Sciences’ Zahra Fakhraai, Marsha I. Lester, and Abraham Nitzan. Bottom row left to right John Crocker, Chinedum Osuji, and Shu Yang of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

    Six Penn researchers receive honors from American Physical Society

    Three Penn researchers have been awarded prizes by the American Physical Society (APS), and three others were elected to its 2018 APS Fellowship class.