University of Pennsylvania

This past weekend in New York City, the University of Pennsylvania showcased its 24th Engaging Minds event, the first in person since 2019. It was hosted by Penn Alumni. Three Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professors—Lance Freeman,…

Kimberly Cárdenas, of West Covina, California, was a first-generation college student at Cornell University when she took a class on Latinx politics. “It was eye-opening,” she says, “seeing my community talked about in a scholarly way,…

With an eye toward supporting a more diverse Americana music genre, WXPN is seeking five Black Americana artists to participate in the Black Opry Residency, a unique development opportunity for up-and-coming musicians. The core of the…

Dozens of figure skaters glide on and off the ice, taking off and putting on skate guards, warming up, and practicing final jumps, spirals, and spins ahead of the show. In a nearby locker room, skaters tighten skates, apply eyeliner…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the targeted imaging agent Cytalux (pafolacianine) for use in lung cancer surgery. This injectable diagnostic binds to cancerous tissue and glows when stimulated by near-infrared…

Researchers at Penn Engineering have created a chip that outstrips the security and robustness of existing quantum communications hardware. Their technology communicates in “qudits,” doubling the quantum information space of any previous…

She has an old soul. Everyone has always said that about her.”So says Meg Ruller, the owner of Maple, a yellow Labrador retriever with undeniably soulful brown eyes. Born and bred for a life of service, in her early years, Maple worked…

Ahead of schedule, Penn Transit Services has procured and launched its first-ever fleet of passenger vans that run entirely on electric-charged batteries. This will save a total of 52 metric tons of carbon emissions every year, which,…

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), one of the 27 institutes of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded University of Pennsylvania’s Florence Momplaisir, MD, and John B. Jemmott III, Ph.D., more than $3 million…

The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) recently recognized A. Brooks Bowden for her impressive contributions to education research.The SREE Early Career Awards highlight researchers whose work is both rigorous and…