Penn fourth-year Yash Rajpal named 2026-27 Luce Scholar
Yash Rajpal, a University of Pennsylvania fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering & Applied Science, is one of 16 recipients selected by the Henry Luce Foundation to be a 2026-27 Luce Scholar.
Penn experts propose a tobacco playbook for food policy
Drawing on public policies that have been successful with tobacco control, Penn’s Center for Food and Nutrition Policy outlines a stronger framework for regulating ultra-processed foods.
Launched by 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient Piotr Lazarek, Nirby uses autonomous drones and satellite data to help farmers reduce their fertilizer use—which reduces farms’ carbon footprints and increases profits.
Fran McCaffery, TJ Power, and the Penn Quakers are now the coolest story in Philly hoops
“This was Fran McCaffery in the aftermath of Penn’s 88-84 overtime victory in the Ivy League tournament championship Sunday at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y.: bespectacled and placid and content to be heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time with five programs. He was nothing like he often is on the sideline, where he can rage and yell and practically vibrate with intensity, and he was betraying little about what this game and its outcome had to mean to him.”
Men’s basketball crowned Ivy Tournament champions in overtime thriller
The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team claimed the Ivy League Tournament championship on Sunday, defeating top-seeded Yale 88-84 in overtime.
Penn announces new partnership to expand admissions access to military veterans and service members
“‘We understand that veterans not only bring unique perspectives to our undergraduate population, but also that they face unique challenges in navigating the college application process,’ said Penn admissions dean Whitney Soule, noting that they may have different perspectives if they went straight to the military from high school. ’We want them to hear loud and clear that Penn could be an option for them.’”
Junghoon Lee (left), director of engineering and data at the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), and Kent Smetters (right). The PWBM is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.
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Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation
The Penn Wharton Budget Model is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.
