Many beaches in the United States were segregated until 1964. Social policy scholar DeMarcus A. Jenkins of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses this discriminatory chapter in American history.
First human clinical trial to test precision form of FLASH proton therapy
Penn Medicine has launched the first human clinical trial that tests a faster, more powerful, and potentially less-toxic form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
Behavioral health outreach for children starting with families
Penn’s Pediatric Anxiety Treatment Center at Hall-Mercer is helping more children from low-income families access behavioral health treatment—by supporting their families first.
How Penn researchers are advancing knowledge of psychedelics
Adding their expertise in psychiatry, medical ethics, nursing, history, and more, faculty and students are shaping conversations on treatments that show promise for helping people with various mental health conditions.
Penn student athletes build community and camaraderie
A showcase of student athletes kicking off their fall team training. Members of four teams highlight the community spirit on the field and in the workout room.
Healthcare epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist Judy O’Donnell gives facts about measles and its symptoms and important information regarding vaccination and immunity.
Reaching for the stars: Using light to sail into space
Multiple projects trace mechanical engineer Igor Bargatin’s decade-long commitment to space exploration as they climb from the edge of the atmosphere to the stars—powered, almost every time, by light itself.
This opening reception will mark the launch of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s fall exhibition “At Liberty: Life in the City of Brotherly Love During the Early Republic,” which will explore Philadelphia during the nation’s formative years through paintings, sculptures, and works on paper drawn from major regional and national collections. Guests can enjoy special remarks from the curator and distinguished guests, themed refreshments inspired by the era, and a live performance by the Penn Shabbatones, the University’s premier Jewish a cappella group. Free and open to the public. Reserve tickets in advance.
This fall, the 60-Second Lectures—a Penn Arts & Sciences tradition since 2003—will feature a series of lively, one-minute talks delivered by Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, with each lecture starting at 12:00 p.m. in front of the Benjamin Franklin Statue by College Hall.
A University-wide initiative to shape Penn’s future
Guided by Penn’s strategic framework, In Principle and Practice, Penn Forward launched in September 2025 with six working groups of faculty, staff, students, and postdoctoral scholars who challenged legacy assumptions and proposed bold, actionable strategies to advance Penn’s mission and strengthen operations.
Penn Forward’s initial nine priority initiatives aim to build trust with those we serve, enable bold discovery, and extend Penn’s geographic reach and impact across a lifetime. Learn more about these initiatives and follow along with Penn Today as Penn continues to drive forward.
Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn
In the fourth and final installment of the series, ‘Chapters of Change’ highlights another transformational moment in Penn’s past when the evolution of life sciences research sparked the University to commit to investing in new research facilities and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Penn’s community engagement progress at the turn of the century
The third installment in the limited series ‘Chapters of Change’ explores how Penn has led community engagement efforts in public education, economic development, and neighborhood prosperity during a time of widespread change in the nation’s cities.
Chapters of Change: Thirty years of life sciences transformation at Penn
In the fourth and final installment of the series, ‘Chapters of Change’ highlights another transformational moment in Penn’s past when the evolution of life sciences research sparked the University to commit to investing in new research facilities and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
How the Quaker Commitment empowered one student to create her path at Penn
Gabrielle Fine, a fourth year in the Wharton School and recipient of financial aid from the Quaker Commitment, will graduate in May with an interdisciplinary skillset and new perspectives from a global adventure and local engagement.
Climate goals missed, U.N. says world must now remove carbon at scale
“So long as we fail to find political will, we will be marching past every target we put out there. That is the danger,” says Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences.
Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster
“While the tragic and deadly Tibetan flood might have been the most prominent climate change-induced disaster this summer, it followed an unprecedented series of deadly, destructive and dangerous extreme weather events that can be connected to rising carbon pollution and the warming of our planet,” writes Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences.
Tennessee’s free community college program ‘pays for itself,’ working paper finds
“One concern with these programs is that they encourage some students who would have attended a four-year institution — and completed a bachelor’s degree — to instead attend a community college, institutions where, on average, rates of transferring to a four-year institution are low,” says Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education.
You landed the job. Now here’s how to make the most of your paycheck
“If you want to start investing, you should consider a Roth account as long as you’re bringing in income,” says Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School. “If you set one up in your 20s, by the time you retire, you could have a significant amount of money there.”
