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Campus & Community
A series on wellness and well-being
A roundup of the six-part series from Penn Today that focuses on University resources available to students, faculty, staff, and postdocs for their mental, physical, technical, and financial health.
Who, What, Why: Cice Chen’s first-of-its-kind research conference for undergraduates
Cice Chen, a fourth-year chemistry, biochemistry, and neurobiology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, played a leading role in organizing the student-run National Research Conference at Penn.
Wellness and well-being series looks at reproductive and family health
The six-part series from Penn Today focuses on University resources for students, faculty, and staff.
Ten years in, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy is ‘just getting started’
Through grants, awards, events, publications, a podcast, and more, the Center provides resources and a central hub for researchers across Penn tackling the energy transition.
Keeping the Penn community safe and sound
The Division of Public Safety helps keep the University community safe through programs like the 24/7 Walking Escort Service, the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, Penn Guardian, and the HELP Line.
University announces Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar Initiative
The program will formally launch in fall 2025 with the arrival of the inaugural visiting scholar, Dahlia Scheindlin, followed by Shay Hazkani in spring 2026, and Amal Jamal in fall 2026.
Penn’s Silfen Forum addresses ‘waging peace’
At the 2024 Silfen Forum, former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad and former Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich spoke about dialogue and diplomacy in the Middle East.
Libraries exhibition explores the movement of books
A new exhibit at the Penn Libraries explores the myriad ways books move—as physical objects in different formats, and across space and time—featuring 24 items from the collection, a video wall displaying 26 additional items, and interactive models.
IT safety and well-being
Nick Falcone from Information Systems & Computing discusses resources the Penn community can use to secure data and privacy.
Introducing the Penn AI Council
The Council consists of five faculty members collaborating to enhance visibility and impact of AI research across Penn.
In the News
Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, and Barack Obama team up on a spirit-raising rally for Harris
In Philadelphia for a political rally, alumnus and musician John Legend said his time at Penn were “some of the best years of my life.”
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How to make sense of the college application process
Penn saw more than 65,000 student applicant submissions for the 2023-24 school year.
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Musicians On Call raises over $340,000 during 25th anniversary celebration in NYC
Sue Berkowitz was honored for visiting almost 6,000 people at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a volunteer for Musicians On Call.
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North Gaza siege, North Korean troops in Russia, Pennsylvania voters
Three Penn students are interviewed about their views on the presidential election and their decisions about where to register to vote.
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The 150 most influential people in Philly
Interim President J. Larry Jameson, Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney, Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Olympic discus thrower and alumnus Sam Mattis are noted as some of the most influential people in Philadelphia.
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