Want to get into University of Pennsylvania Huntsman? 3 ways to build your application profile
Demonstrating language proficiency is one of the recommendations for how prospective students can be admitted to the Huntsman program.
Philadelphia researchers train dogs to detect ‘silent killer’ canine cancer
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center is spotlighted for training dogs to help detect a form of canine cancer.
Katrin Hinrichs, chair of the Department of Clinical Studies–New Bolton Center and head of the Penn Equine Assisted Reproduction Laboratory (PEARL) and Matheus Felix, PEARL’s chief embryologist, work together in the lab. Felix is also an author in the 2025 study report on IVF with frozen-thawed stallion sperm.
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Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
Financial update and budget planning
FDA grants breakthrough designation for litifilimab in cutaneous lupus
Victoria Werth of the Perelman School of Medicine says there is a need for effective, targeted treatments to treat lupus.
Organizations like Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.
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Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
Virtual nursing programs get mixed reviews in Penn Nursing study
A School of Nursing study shows that bedside nurses are not seeing major benefits from virtual nursing. K. Jane Muir is quoted.
The Shakers’ utopian world sees a surge of modern interest
An exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art is spotlighted.
1 habit you need to do for heart health that’s not exercise
Michael Miller of the Perelman School of Medicine says hearty laughing to the point of tears can reduce a person’s risk of a heart attack if done regularly.
An architect of California’s billionaire tax says he’s an ‘enthusiastic capitalist,’ but the system ‘doesn’t seem to be working‘
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School discusses the taxation of super-wealthy Americans.