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h3Penn's Way: Going the Distance for our Community
h3Campus & Community
h1A guide to Climate Week 2025
h2News
h3Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human
h3Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies
h3A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain
h3What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister
h3Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication
h2News
h3Who, What, Why: Brian Vivier leads Global Collections at Penn Libraries
h3Three student actors, 45 minutes on an international stage
h3The poetry of ancient math
h3Penn Libraries’ collection conservation director
h3Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea
h3A public-facing, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to philosophy
h2News
h3Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity
h3What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister
h3Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication
h3Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies
h3Who, What, Why: Olivia Larson on sleep and memory in mental health disorders
h3Five insights into the history of government shutdowns
h2News
h3Does AI limit creativity?
h3Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era
h3Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook
h3The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs
h3Ella Vance: Diving into the causes of crime
h3Who, What, Why: Third-year gets a taste of the film biz
h2News
h3Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows
h3Inspiring interest in water quality at Cobbs Creek
h3A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain
h3A world shaped by water and access
h3Applying design to agriculture for a new approach to agroforestry
h3Does early-life cellular activity influence cancer and aging?
h2News
h3Eva Dyer is listening to the brain’s code with a little help from AI
h3AI at the eyelid: Glasses that track health through your blinks
h3Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars
h3Students test one way to combat extreme heat in Philadelphia
h3A generative AI model that designs new antibiotics
h3Penn Engineers send quantum signals with standard internet protocol
h2News
h3Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human
h3A breast cancer survivor at 28, she’s now a voice of hope
h3Maximizing access to science with Penn Medicine’s Donita Brady
h3A new Penn Vet study is finding where the wild things are
h3On collaborating with Jane Goodall
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University of Pennsylvania Skip to main content Go to site search Go to primary navigation Go to resources navigation ### **Penn's Way: Going the Distance for our Community** Penn's Way, our annual workplace giving campaign (October 1- November 21) is making strides toward supporting critical programs that benefit those in need. Your donation can go further with a matching gift that will help our communities go the distance. 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Topics - Featured - Arts & Humanities - Social Sciences - Business & Law - Natural Sciences - Technology - Health & Medicine - Campus & Community - Global ## News Health & Medicine### Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human Social Sciences### Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies Natural Sciences### A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain Social Sciences### What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister Social Sciences### Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication MORE NEWS VIA PENN TODAY ## News Arts & Humanities### Who, What, Why: Brian Vivier leads Global Collections at Penn Libraries Arts & Humanities### Three student actors, 45 minutes on an international stage Arts & Humanities### The poetry of ancient math Arts & Humanities### Penn Libraries’ collection conservation director Arts & Humanities### Radio days for rising third-year Luiza Sulea Arts & Humanities### A public-facing, interdisciplinary, and student-centered approach to philosophy MORE NEWS VIA PENN TODAY ## News Social Sciences### Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity Social Sciences### What to expect from the next Japanese prime minister Social Sciences### Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication Social Sciences### Over 20,000 educators share insights on school cell phone policies Social Sciences### Who, What, Why: Olivia Larson on sleep and memory in mental health disorders Social Sciences### Five insights into the history of government shutdowns VISIT PENN TODAY Sign up for the Penn Today Newsletter ## News Business & Law### Does AI limit creativity? Business & Law### Deepfakes, digital doubles, and the law: Jennifer Rothman on protecting identity in the AI era Business & Law### Understanding the Fed’s inflation outlook Business & Law### The Wharton School launches Master of Science in Quantitative Finance with $60M gift from Bruce I. Jacobs Business & Law### Ella Vance: Diving into the causes of crime Business & Law### Who, What, Why: Third-year gets a taste of the film biz MORE NEWS VIA PENN TODAY ## News Natural Sciences### Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows Natural Sciences### Inspiring interest in water quality at Cobbs Creek Natural Sciences### A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain Natural Sciences### A world shaped by water and access Natural Sciences### Applying design to agriculture for a new approach to agroforestry Natural Sciences### Does early-life cellular activity influence cancer and aging? VISIT PENN TODAY Sign up for the Penn Today Newsletter ## News Technology### Eva Dyer is listening to the brain’s code with a little help from AI Technology### AI at the eyelid: Glasses that track health through your blinks Technology### Helping robots work together to explore the Moon and Mars Technology### Students test one way to combat extreme heat in Philadelphia Technology### A generative AI model that designs new antibiotics Technology### Penn Engineers send quantum signals with standard internet protocol MORE NEWS VIA TODAY ## News Health & Medicine### Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human Health & Medicine### A breast cancer survivor at 28, she’s now a voice of hope Health & Medicine### Maximizing access to science with Penn Medicine’s Donita Brady Health & Medicine### A new Penn Vet study is finding where the wild things are Health & Medicine### On collaborating with Jane Goodall Health & Medicine### Psilocybin targets brain circuits to relieve chronic pain, depression MORE NEWS VIA PENN TODAY ## News Campus & Community### Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group Campus & Community### Herinah Asaah is empowered to uplift and driven to change Campus & Community### Fueling growth locally, together Campus & Community### Craig Roncace puts his green thumb to work Campus & Community### A guide to Climate Week 2025 Campus & Community### Michael Weisberg on building community at Penn MORE NEWS VIA PENN TODAY ## News Global### Perry World House: Four perspectives on the Middle East ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas Global### Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally Global### Three things to know: Postdoc Shana Scogin on Nepal’s youth uprising Global### Penn Glee Club performs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Beijing Global### Penn Washington names Celeste Wallander as inaugural executive director Global### Penn leaders-turned-diplomats reflect on American statecraft and foreign policy VISIT PENN TODAY Sign up for the Penn Today Newsletter ### Health & Medicine ## Penn Dental on Cedar bridges medicine and dentistry, lightens ER demands Penn Dental Medicine at PHMC on Cedar is one of five community care programs the School of Dental Medicine operates. At Penn Dental on Cedar, part of the mission is to integrate dental and medical care. LEARN MORE ## Upcoming Events Oct 16 Talks ### Strategies for Closing the US Infrastructure Gap An expert panel will discuss the current state of America’s infrastructure and how some states are developing strategies to better identify and fund needed investments. Free and open to the public. Register to attend. Oct 16 Talks ### Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation Penn GSE’s Learning, Teaching, and Literacies division will host Jane Lo, an associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State University, who will share her research focus, “The Need for Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation.” Lo’s scholarship involves studying the varied experiences of students in civic education. This talk is part of the 2024-25 Visiting Scholars Speaker Series. Oct 16 Talks ### Climate Adaptation in the Dutch Caribbean This webinar, co-sponsored by Climate Week at Penn, examines how six Caribbean islands navigate their relationship with the European Netherlands in their quest to become climate resilient. Simon Richter, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Germanic Studies, will “report from Bonaire,” where he’s working with residents to produce a video exploring the policy aspects of climate adaptation from an Islander perspective. MORE EVENTS VIA PENN TODAY ## Support Penn's Way ## Title IX Compliance in Athletics Penn's Title IX Resolution with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Learn More ## Penn Priorities A look at a few of our big picture priorities that improve Penn as we create knowledge to benefit the world. ### Penn Forward ### In Principle & Practice ### Climate and Sustainability Action Plan ### Belonging at Penn ### Campaign for Community ### Research & Innovation ## Stay Connected @PennVetSchool researchers at the @NewBoltonCenter are studying agroforestry, a land management system that integrates trees with crops or pastures. This is part of a broader initiative to promote the Center as a living laboratory for studying the relationship between animal agriculture and the natural world. @uofpenn A $5 million gift from alumnus Ed Kane and his wife, Marty Wallace, will support pennlivearts and name the 325-seat proscenium theatre in the new Student Performing Arts Center set to open in early 2027. @uofpenn @PennEngineering, @NASA, and five other universities are testing unmanned explorers in the dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, to help tackle tough terrain on the Moon and Mars. This collaboration aims to improve robotic capabilities for future space exploration missions. @uofpenn ### Follow us on social media - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter - Flickr - YouTube - LinkedIn ### Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination at Penn The University of Pennsylvania seeks talented students, faculty, and staff with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. 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