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Bioengineering a ‘natural connection’ for rotator cuff repair
Anatomy of the skeletal system and rotator cuff.

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Bioengineering a ‘natural connection’ for rotator cuff repair

Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a new fix that imitates the body’s natural environment and could lead to more durable rotator cuff repairs.

Frank Otto

2 min. read

Testing AI against public health’s existing tools
A researcher holding a vaccine vial and a smartphone.

Some of the study’s participants interacted with a chatbot that answered questions about the HPV vaccine, while others read standard public health materials about the vaccine.

(Image: Sylvia Zhang)

Testing AI against public health’s existing tools

A collaborative research team at Penn looks at when, how, and to what extent AI enhances public health communications through a randomized controlled trial of AI-powered chatbots and parental vaccine hesitancies.

Ian Scheffler

2 min. read

The science behind later school start times
A high school student asleep on a school bus.

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The science behind later school start times

As Pennsylvania districts consider later bells, Penn Medicine sleep and neuroscience experts explain why adolescent biology can make early school start times especially challenging.

Eric Horvath

2 min. read

The (nearly) Reverend Doctor Booker
Vaughn Booker.

Vaughn Booker is the George E. Doty, Jr. & Lee Spelman Doty Presidential Associate Professor of Africana Studies

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The (nearly) Reverend Doctor Booker

Vaughn A. Booker, associate professor of Africana Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, investigates the history and diversity of 20th-century African American religions.

From Omnia

2 min. read

The 2026-27 World House Student Fellows

The 2026-27 World House Student Fellows

Perry World House welcomed 31 students from all four of Penn’s undergraduate Schools to its 2026-27 cohort of World House Student Fellows.

Empowering high school students through speech and debate
Renee Liu standing outside of the Netter Center office with arms crossed

Speech and debate enriched Renee Liu’s personal and professional development. Now, she partners with two West Philadelphia high schools to bring tailored, long-term speech and debate programs to local students based on school-identified needs.

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Empowering high school students through speech and debate

In an internship through the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, third-year Renee Liu developed a comprehensive afterschool speech and debate program that responded to needs identified by students and faculty in two West Philadelphia high schools.

3 min. read

Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Multilingual, multicultural community-based learning

Students in Penn GSE’s Language, Globalization, and Intercultural Studies master’s program are spending the summer working with organizations that support immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities throughout Philadelphia.

From Penn GSE

2 min. read

Which state policies are actually working?
Aerial view of city streets and traffic.

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Which state policies are actually working?

Penn IUR faculty fellow John Landis analyzed 25 years of land use, transportation, energy, and water conservation efforts across the United States.

From Penn IUR

2 min. read

First-years start their ‘Penn odyssey’
Penn’s Class of 2030 Convocation on Franklin Field.

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First-years start their ‘Penn odyssey’

Penn’s 287th academic year formally kicked off with Convocation, where Penn President J. Larry Jameson declared the start of the Class of 2030’s “Penn odyssey.”

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