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A roundup of stories from Penn Today on foraging patterns in the bee community, group problem solving, student performing arts, and moderating social media content.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Awards and honors for Penn faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences
The Fisher Fine Arts building and College Hall.

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Awards and honors for Penn faculty in the School of Arts & Sciences

A roundup of the latest awards and accolades for Arts & Sciences faculty in criminology, sociology, political science, Africana studies, English, and history.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Move-In 2026: By the Numbers 
A family moving a student into Lauder College House.

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Move-In 2026: By the Numbers 

With students arriving on Penn’s campus this week to move into the College Houses, Penn Today shares a video with some facts and figures about the Move-In experience.

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Students reflect on finding community at Penn
Six images of students enjoying a sense of community on campus.

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Students reflect on finding community at Penn

For rising first-years, transfer students, and returning students, building community at Penn can take shape in myriad ways. Three undergraduates share how they’ve developed their sense of belonging at the University, offering empowered perspectives on finding one’s place on campus.

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How a soft robotics breakthrough is revealing stroke’s earliest moments

How a soft robotics breakthrough is revealing stroke’s earliest moments

Researchers at Penn Engineering have collaborated on a tiny inflatable device to observe the first critical moments of stroke using advanced imaging technologies of the brain, giving scientists an unprecedented look at the brain’s immediate response to ischemic stroke.

How AI could make autism screening more accessible
A child follows movements from a video in a clinical office setting.

CAMI-2DNet builds on a series of studies that have steadily moved computerized motor imitation assessment closer to clinical use.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering)

How AI could make autism screening more accessible

Penn Engineers have built an AI-powered system designed to gauge children’s ability to imitate body motions using video, offering a new and effective way to assess for autism.

Melissa Pappas

2 min. read

Penn researchers join ARPA-H initiative to develop next-gen fetal monitoring device
A pregnant person holding their belly at a prenatal checkup.

Image: Drs Producoes via Getty Images

Penn researchers join ARPA-H initiative to develop next-gen fetal monitoring device

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine are part of a collaborative team awarded $39.3 million to provide clinicians with real-time information about fetal oxygen levels and reduce unnecessary interventions.

Alex Gardner

2 min. read

A historic quad, made whole again
Facade of Quad building with chimney flutes.

The roofline and chimneys of newly-renovated Fisher Hassenfeld College House.

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A historic quad, made whole again

This fall will be the first time since spring 2023 that all three College Houses will reopen together to welcome 1,400 undergraduate first-years.

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Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark
A side view of Covenant, newly restored with its bright red sheen on a sunny, clear day surrounded by trees.

Covenant restored to the vibrant red hue it had upon installment on campus in 1975.

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Conservation of Covenant: Maintaining a campus landmark

This summer, Penn’s largest piece of public art, Covenant, has undergone the final stretch of a two-part maintenance project that involved restoring its bright red surface.

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