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.
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.
Justin Parent on unlocking the science of resilience in kids
Penn GSE associate professor Justin Parent investigates how childhood adversity becomes biologically embedded, with the goal of identifying opportunities to intervene early and help children thrive.
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.
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 informal reception will provide a chance to get to know the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and opportunities at the Center for students, meet faculty and staff, and share insights. The program will take place in the Kleinman Center’s Energy Forum, located on the 4th floor of the Fisher Fine Arts Building. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the Penn community.
This monthly student-run open mic night welcomes all kinds of readings and performances. With a sign-up sheet on arrival, participants will have three minutes to perform. Bring your poetry, your guitar, your dance troupe, your award-winning essay, or your flash fiction to share—or just visit to celebrate the work of classmates, colleagues, and fellow writers. Free and open to the Penn community.
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.
The Black women whose voices lifted hearts at the March on Washington
“Sixty-three years later, the voices and vision of several key women of the march have yet to be fully recognized and appreciated,” writes Marcia Chatelain of the School of Arts & Sciences.
NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
"Heat is what people often call the silent killer, compared to things like hurricanes and typhoons," says Sameed Khatana of the Perelman School of Medicine.
