More older workers are planning to change jobs, AARP study finds
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School recommends writing a letter to someone or finding a known acquaintance when applying for jobs, to help circumvent all the other people applying through job boards.
World-first CRISPR therapy could ‘transform’ treatment for rare genetic diseases, but key challenges lie ahead
Kiran Musunuru and Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas of the Perelman School of Medicine led a team from Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that used gene editing to heal a baby with a rare genetic condition.
The real story of the ‘China shock’
In a co-written opinion article, Hanming Fang of the School of Arts & Sciences says that jobs harm from Chinese imports has largely been local and temporary, while overall jobs and consumer welfare increased.
2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

Helen Jin and Davis Brown.
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Penn students innovate in the time of AI
Five years after George Floyd’s death, why misinformation still persists
Deen Freelon of the Annenberg School for Communication says marginalized groups have been the targets of misinformation for centuries.
A search for new antibiotics in ancient DNA
César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues are probing genetic remnants of Neanderthals and extinct animals to find new antibiotics.

Robert Gerard Pietrusko collaborated on the installation ”A Satellite Symphony,” which explores how satellites frame how we understand the Earth itself; the viewing structure is constructed from trees from the Veneto region downed by storms.
(Image: Gaia Cambiaggi / Studio Campo)
At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam are the co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor dedicated to sourcing ethically and building community.
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Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
The GOP is about to make it even harder to have kids
Penn Wharton Budget Model research on immigration is cited.