A new Penn Medicine study finds that advanced processing methods reveal subtle changes in the brain’s white matter across adolescence despite differences in scan quality and equipment at 21 clinical sites.
A new study from linguist Anna Papafragou of the School of Arts & Sciences and her group suggests that the words people choose to describe actions depend not only on their meaning but also on how much useful information they convey.
McNeil Center fellow T. Wyatt Reynolds is exploring the history of Indigenous American coalitions and resistance.
Scuba diving is not only a recreational activity: Penn students dive to understand how heat waves impact coral and what shipwrecks can tell us about historic commerce and labor.
Career Services at the University of Pennsylvania celebrates a century of helping students, postdoctoral scholars, and alumni translate their Penn experiences into meaningful careers and fulfilling lives.
Graduate students in Penn Engineering’s GRASP Lab bring model-based controllers to autonomous racing competitions.<br />
The seventh Climate Week at Penn, taking place Oct. 5-9, will inform and inspire people to get involved with the climate movement.
Weitzman School of Design graduate student Annie Liang-Zhou—the great-granddaughter of Penn alums—returned to higher education to better appreciate historic preservation, and engaged with community leaders in Strawberry Mansion to co-produce an interactive online archive to elevate the neighborhood’s visibility and resilience.
Graduate student Madison McTier helps young students in local public schools improve social skills, emotional regulation, and self-advocacy through her role on the Netter Center for Community Partnerships’ school-based mental health and supportive services team.
Penn’s School of Dental Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Perelman School of Medicine marked the start of the 2026-27 academic year with white coat ceremonies.
The Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and vice dean of innovation and entrepreneurship is helping students to bridge the divide between technical excellence and real-world impact.
From uncovering ancient ways of life to addressing the pressing threat of climate change, scholars at Penn Arts & Sciences are finding an upside to looking down.
Penn Carey Law’s Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic brings law and social work students together to tackle issues including education, child welfare, immigration, and mental health.
In recognition of the summer season and beach vacations, Penn Today spoke with history of art professor Ann Kuttner about ancient Roman portrayals of the sea and Ph.D. student Benjy Jude about 19th-century French seascapes.
Major Dockery, who retired from active duty in May, received the award for acts of gallantry while serving as a platoon leader in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in 2012.
Penn Today talked about beach reads with comparative literature Ph.D. candidate Angelina Eimannsberger, whose dissertation focuses on women readers, social media, the romance genre, and bookstores.
The birth of a child can cause one member of a couple to specialize more in paid work and the other in childcare, but sociology and demography Ph.D. student Emily Curran found that female same-sex couples specialize less than different-sex couples or male same-sex couples.
Penn Today’s iconic photos show the passion and spirit of the University community.
Dean Trodden reflects on his first year on the job, how the School of Arts & Sciences is supporting students' futures through curriculum innovation, the new Physical Sciences Complex, and other initiatives.
Penn engineers have developed VLMgineer, an AI framework that can design, adapt, and deploy tools in the real world.
Members of Penn’s faculty present and past along with graduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Penn Vet, and the Weitzman School are featured.
A novel, open-source system has the ability to streamline disaster recovery and parcel delivery by rapidly generating a smooth path plan that cuts travel time and avoids obstacles.
The Weitzman Master of Architecture student spent his externship with in situ studio, a small design-based architecture practice.
An interdisciplinary seminar at Penn’s Graduate School of Education explores how students can design, critique, and teach AI and machine learning in K–12 education.
A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School.
Penn Engineers have created an AI-powered audio editor specifically for stereo that responds to simple requests in everyday language.
Graduate and undergraduate students in Alissa Jordan’s course partnered with community organizations to create five short films that touch on education, archiving, and grassroots organizing in Germantown, Northeast Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia.
Psychology researchers Dolores Albarracín and Yubo Zhou studied the relative persuasive impact of messages expressing attitudes, describing behaviors, or combining both.
Reflecting on the 250th anniversary of the United States, speakers invoked American traditions and provided guidance on building a meaningful life in a fast-changing world. Graduates, cheered on by family and friends, celebrated their part in Penn’s storied history.
The awardees will spend the 2026-27 academic year conducting research, pursuing graduate degrees, or teaching English overseas.
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