Hurrah for the Red and the Blue Image: Don Felice/Penn Athletics Hurrah for the Red and the Blue On Saturday at the Palestra, President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. acknowledged Penn student-athletes for their remarkable achievements. 2 min. read
Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy The annual Energy Week Poster Session is a good way to learn about the energy-related research of Penn students and postdocs.(Image: Bill Cohen) Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy Penn’s sixth Energy Week, taking place Feb. 23-27, features events that highlight cross-disciplinary research at Penn and bring in leading industry experts. 2 min. read
A look at Revolutionary War nursing Curator Jessica Martucci, left, and guest curator Meg Roberts discuss the “Nursing the Revolution” exhibit at the Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing.nocred A look at Revolutionary War nursing A new exhibit at Penn’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing documents the long trajectory of nursing in America, going back to the Revolutionary War. 3 min. read
Jon Dupont named William R. Wagner Head Coach of Sprint Football at Penn Jon Dupont named William R. Wagner Head Coach of Sprint Football at Penn Jon Dupont, who has served as an assistant coach for Penn football for the past 20 years, has been named the William R. Wagner Head Coach of Sprint Football at Penn.
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty A roundup of the latest awards for various faculty members in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Annenberg School for Communication, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. 2 min. read
Penn fourth-year awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Jonibek Muhsinov will pursue a Ph.D. in psychiatry at the University of Cambridge with support from a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.(Image: Courtesy of Jonibek Muhsinov) Penn fourth-year awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship Jonibek Muhsinov of Key West, Florida, will pursue a Ph.D. in psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. 1 min. read
Lioznyansky, Wu earn All-Ivy Honors on final day of Ivy League Championships Lioznyansky, Wu earn All-Ivy Honors on final day of Ivy League Championships First-year Simon Lioznyansky earned First Team All-Ivy and third-year Joseph Wu earned Second Team All-Ivy at the 2026 Ivy League Fencing Championships on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony nocred Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony The Penn community gathered to celebrate the opening of Weitzman Hall, the Weitzman School of Design’s first new building in nearly 60 years. 3 min. read
Exploring the Declaration through ink and type nocred Exploring the Declaration through ink and type A typesetting workshop at Penn’s Common Press invited participants to reinterpret lines from the Declaration of Independence as part of the Typography of Independence project and Penn’s America 250 programming. 3 min. read
Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students nocred Penn named top producer of 2025-26 Fulbright students With 19 students and alumni offered an award, the flagship international education exchange program again recognized Penn as a top producing institution of Fulbright Scholars. 1 min. read