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Students, families, and Move-In volunteers along Locust Walk during Move-In.

Move-In primer 2025

Penn Today offers a practical guide to undergraduates moving into College Houses Aug. 18 and 24 and participating in orientation between Aug. 20 and 25.

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A splayed hand of a person doing breathing exercises at work.

Wharton’s deep dive into wellness at work

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” explores whether workplace wellness programs have the desired effect, social media connections and boundaries, and work/life balance over the years.

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From allergies to migraines to arthritis to mood swings, the atmosphere has profound effects on our well-being

The late Joseph L. Hollander of the Perelman School of Medicine is credited for affirming the effects of the atmosphere on medical wellbeing.

I’m a colorectal cancer doctor. Here are five things I’d never do

Ursina Teitelbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine reveals the five most common mistakes to avoid to lower risk of colon cancer.

Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.

The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries

Penn’s Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the Positive Psychology Center helped the New York Public Library contextualize results of a patron survey on well-being.

Visual concept of the brain’s mental health.

How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout

In an effort to combat work-related stress among health care workers, a new well-being coach on hand to help staff unload some of their mental burdens and de-stress at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

David Clark sits at a curved desk at Wellness at Penn

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program

David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.

Jovian Patterson looks at some raspberry bushes growing in a community garden.

‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships

Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

Penn is offering free Narcan through vending machine on campus

A vending machine on Penn’s campus will offer free Narcan and other wellness and health products, with remarks from Jackie Recktenwald and Benoit Dubé of Wellness at Penn.

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