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To the University Community:I was devastated to learn of the tragic shooting on the Brown University campus last night. While details are still evolving, our hearts go out to their entire community during this profoundly difficult time.Our Penn leadership team is following this closely and we remind you that support and wellness resources are available, if needed.

Smartphones can harm your pre-teen’s health. So what’s the best age to hand them one?

Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discusses the health implications of smartphone use by children.

Josh Shapiro has a full-circle moment at Pennsylvania Society dinner in NYC, and David L. Cohen is honored

Former trustees chair David Cohen was honored at the annual Pennsylvania Society dinner in New York City. President Emerita Amy Guttmann was among those praising him.

A free world needs a strong America

The first modern computer, ENIAC, was developed for the Army at Penn.

In 2025, best friends became the new boyfriends

Corinne Low of the Wharton School says marriages appear to be declining in value because they do not feel reciprocal.

Rick Santos named head football coach at Penn

Rick Santos, who guided New Hampshire to three NCAA FCS Playoff appearances, has been named the George A. Munger Head Football Coach.

There have been head fakes before, but this time may be different as the latest stock rotation out of AI is just getting started, analysts say

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that it’s hard to be certain about the current stock market rotation.

The Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations receives renewal grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York

The grant renewal allows the Project to build and expand on its mission of elevating new voices in U.S.-China policy discussion, and will convene three more fellowship cohorts in the coming years, beginning in Spring 2026.

One School, many schools of thought

A special edition of the Penn Arts & Sciences “Ampersand” podcast features Dean Mark Trodden in conversation with SAS faculty from different disciplines.

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An illustration of the Philadelphia Gas works complex in 1890

Exploring Philadelphia’s petrochemical past

Penn historian Jared Farmer recently launched a website about Philadelphia’s fossil fuel economy to help students and residents learn about the local past in larger context.