Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts
Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that with more human infections by bird flu comes more chance of human-to-human transmission.
Never-before-seen scrapbooks tell the story of Pearl Bailey’s life from North Philadelphia to Hollywood
Digital collections specialists at Penn helped digitize scrapbooks to showcase the life of Pearl Bailey, a Tony Award winner and variety show host.
Wharton claims sole possession of first in new U.S. News MBA ranking
The Wharton School has placed first in the 2025 U.S. News MBA rankings.
Chappell Roan made discomfort in motherhood seem like a bad thing
In his book “Hidden Potential,” Adam Grant of the Wharton School argues that the most successful people aren’t typically the most talented or driven but are instead those who seek out and assimilate pain and discomfort.
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Match Day sees future MDs planning medical careers back home, and at Penn
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Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions
Gum containing bean powder can reduce transmission of flu, herpes, UPenn Dental Medicine study finds
A study by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine and colleagues finds that chewing gum made from beans can reduce the viral load of some strains of herpes and influenza.
Penn Museum’s ongoing fieldwork at Abydos, Egypt has uncovered the tomb of an unknown king from a lost dynasty.
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Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists unearth a 3,600-year-old tomb from the lost Abydos dynasty
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Laughing gas: An old drug’s new trick to fight depression
President J. Larry Jameson, Wharton School Dean Erika H. James, and Trustee Jamie Dinan at the Dinan Hall dedication ceremony.
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