Third confirmed case of bird flu in Philadelphia was at live market, health officials say
Aliza Simeone of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that most people who’ve been exposed to bird flu and have then become sick or tested positive had very close contact with infected poultry or cattle elsewhere in the country.
Four ways the COVID-causing virus changed science
Susan Weiss of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the successful race to develop vaccines, especially those based on messenger RNA, was probably the most important lesson from the pandemic.
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Rachel McFadden of Penn Medicine explains the protocol for treating serious wounds caused by tissue death or necrosis due to opioid use.
Royal tomb of mysterious pharaoh is discovered in Egypt after 3,700 years
An Egyptian-American archaeological mission from Penn has discovered the resting place of one of the Abydos Dynasty’s kings in Egypt.
Full list of colleges that offer free tuition based on income
Penn is among the U.S. colleges offering generous financial aid based on income.
Penn fourth-year Jaskeerat Gujral named 2025-2026 ThinkSwiss Research Scholar
2025 Tulane Pro Basketball Negotiation Competition winners
An eye-popping virtual reality tour of a billionaire collector’s townhouse at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
The “After Modernism” exhibit at the Arthur Ross is hailed as “eye-popping.”
We should ask why alcohol remains our social default
Postdoc Luis E. Seija of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that society should be honest about the risks of alcohol and its role in lives rather than mythologizing it as a modern-day miracle.
Business schools ease their resistance to AI
Christian Terwiesch of the Wharton School found that ChatGPT outperformed some students in his operations management class.