Kathryn Griffo named Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Penn
Griffo has worked at Penn for nearly two decades, serving most recently as Chief Advancement Officer for Penn Medicine Development and Alumni Relations.
From financial aid to faculty salaries, Penn’s endowment provides perpetual support for generations of Penn students, staff, and faculty. Here’s how it all works.
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.
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.
Penn fourth-year Jaskeerat Gujral named 2025-2026 ThinkSwiss Research Scholar
Gujral, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences studying neuroscience with a minor in chemistry, and sub-matriculating in the bioengineering master's program in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been selected for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, a program that aims to promote research opportunities in Switzerland to foster exchange between Swiss, U.S., and Canadian universities and research institutions.
2025 Tulane Pro Basketball Negotiation Competition winners
Three University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Entertainment and Sports Law Society members—Greg Drapkin, Brian Ibarguen, and Benjamin Ruvo—have won the eighth annual simulated NBA contract negotiation competition.
