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Mark Trodden named Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences
Class of 2025 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners announced
Earth Week to feature hands-on activities and events
Commonly prescribed medications for high blood pressure have unexpected side effects
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Reframing historical narratives of Jewish sorrow
Penn Arts & Sciences receives $8M commitment from The Robert K. Johnson Foundation
Integrating a sociology education and love of portrait photography
A window into East Asian history: Conserving Buddhist murals
Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city
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Listening to the city
The intersection of storytelling and social work
Fine art and design using artificial intelligence
Marcia Chatelain and Matthew Levendusky named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows
‘What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change’
From research to fiction: How David Lydon-Staley merges academia and creativity
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Teaching crisis negotiation
Wharton podcast series tackles taxation
Wharton’s Dinan Hall restoration celebrated
The Wharton School introduces new undergraduate concentration and MBA major in artificial intelligence for business
MBA student uses AI to perfect class selection process
Who, What, Why: First-year Ayaan Jeraj awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal
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Penn ATLAS shares 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
For a better cup of coffee, look to physics
Baseball’s ‘magic mud’
A simple way to boost math progress
New high-definition pictures of the early universe
Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?
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From sewing to 3D printing: Taylor Caputo and the Engineering Studios at Penn’s
Scientists unlock frogs’ antibacterial secrets to combat superbugs
Penn Electric Racing’s latest racecar
Evaluating large language models for cyberbullying behavior
Flying high with the Penn Aerial Robotics club
From lab to classroom: The Center for Engineering MechanoBiology
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Commonly prescribed medications for high blood pressure have unexpected side effects
Veterinary student on the human benefits of poultry medicine
Match Day sees future MDs planning medical careers back home, and at Penn
Laughing gas: An old drug’s new trick to fight depression
Doylestown Health joins University of Pennsylvania Health System
Advanced robotic imaging helps Rusty the therapy horse avoid surgery
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Class of 2025 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners announced
Earth Week to feature hands-on activities and events
Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Mark Trodden named Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences
Exploring the governance of artificial intelligence
Outstanding staff honored at Models of Excellence award ceremony
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Turning bicycles into an engineering study tool
Using climate modeling to guide global economic and political decisions
How climate change impacts food security
Innovation in climate education
Turning the desert into an oasis
Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Natural Sciences
Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?
Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack has used the mathematical framework developed for understanding fracture patterns on Earth to survey two-dimensional fracture networks across the solar system, which could offer insights into detecting potentially habitable environments on other planets.
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Penn Commonwealth-Engaged Scholars
During this informational webinar, faculty and professional staff will learn more about the Penn Commonwealth-Engaged Scholars Program (PCES), a multi-faceted education and engagement initiative to connect Penn's people and communities. PCES is made possible with the generous support of a Draw Down the Lightning grant through the Office of the President.
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People and Animals after 1492
Marcy Norton, an associate professor of History at Penn, explores how ongoing encounters between Indigenous and settler communities have transformed the modern world. During this talk, Norton will challenge the idea that treating animals as livestock is a natural and normal way to interact with other creatures. Attendees will be invited to question the notion that animal domestication and husbandry are necessary for cultural progress.
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Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Through a film screening of “The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment” and subsequent discussion, participants will examine the origins and nature of the Eighth Amendment. The event will focus on the concept of “evolving standards of decency” in the U.S., especially pertaining to the death penalty for juvenile offenders.
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