Five Penn faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dennis E. Discher, Michael Jones-Correa, Cherie R. Kagan, Sophia Rosenfeld, and Susan R. Weiss are being recognized for their contributions to engineering, political science, history, and biology.
Researchers from across Penn collaborated to discover how solid tumors communicate with engineered cancer-fighting cells causing them to commit fratricide and inhibit treatment. Their findings point toward improved therapies for treating cancers.
Sean Burkholder and Eva Del Soldato awarded the 2025-26 Rome Prize
Burkholder, of the Weitzman School of Design, and Del Soldato, of the School of Arts & Sciences, are among 35 to receive the award from the American Academy in Rome.
‘Media and Propaganda in an Age of Disinformation’
In a new book, Annenberg School for Communication professor Barbie Zelizer and other communication scholars explore media and propaganda across borders, topics, and timelines.
Using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture
Piotr Lazarek, a fourth-year Penn Engineering and Wharton student from Pawłowice, Poland, won the 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize for Nirby, a real-time farmland management system addressing inefficiencies in fertilizer usage.
Connecting with Philadelphia’s immigrant Asian communities through food
Through the Asian American Food course with Fariha Khan, students explore the many depths of the immigrant experience of different Asian ethnic groups to learn about history and culture.
Kendra Domotor may have ‘zigzagged’ her way to dentistry, but her journey helped her find her center in dentistry, helping her blend her love of science, teaching, and service.
Challenges to Higher Education: Faculty Perspectives
Faculty panelists will explore the shifting relationship between universities and the government, the consequences for research funding and academic freedom, and the broader political and cultural forces driving these changes. This event will consider what it means to uphold our values as a university and how faculty, staff, and students can respond to this evolving landscape.
The Penn Staff and Community Choir, hosted by the Office of Social Equity & Community, will bring together Penn employees and Philadelphia residents to sing a range of music across genres and traditions. Register to attend.
Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission.
At 今天潘, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, 今天潘 highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.
Penn lends support to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia effort repairing 11 local homes in two days
Marking a milestone block build, 70 Penn volunteers combined forces with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, a nonprofit with roots at the University, to revitalize owner-occupied houses in the West Philadelphia community. The momentous two-day event involved a block build and speaking program—with a local homeowner sharing a heartfelt message.
Supporting a community for learning, research, and thriving
Four months after the launch of the Office of Religious and Ethnic Interests (Title VI), the office is combating discrimination in all forms while leading educational efforts about dialogue and adaptive leadership.
AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn—and writ large.
Evaluating large language models for cyberbullying behavior
In the Brachio Lab, doctoral students at Penn Engineering probe AI models for signs of cyberbullying capabilities. This emerging problem with the rise of AI may pose challenges in areas like business, education, and public health.
To encourage more women to apply for leadership positions remind them of the gender gap, research finds
A study by Katherine Milkman and Ph.D. student Sophia Pink of the Wharton School and colleagues found that informing women about gender gaps in competition increased the chances that they would submit a job application by more than 20%.
There are persuasive economic reasons for the Fed to aggressively cut rates: Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the state of the economy, the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight, concerns over Fed independence, and the latest market trends.
