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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty

A roundup of the latest appointments and awards for various faculty members in the Graduate School of Education, the School of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Penn Today Staff

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Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use
Katrin Hinrichs and Matheus Felix in a lab.

Katrin Hinrichs, chair of the Department of Clinical Studies–New Bolton Center and head of the Penn Equine Assisted Reproduction Laboratory (PEARL) and Matheus Felix, PEARL’s chief embryologist, work together in the lab. Felix is also an author in the 2025 study report on IVF with frozen-thawed stallion sperm.

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Moving closer to ‘true’ equine IVF for clinical use

Researchers at Penn Vet are exploring different processes for using frozen-thawed semen to accomplish so-called true IVF.

From Penn Vet

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Penn receives national distinction for community engagement
High school students in a science class.

Organizations like Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships foster collaborations between Penn and public schools in the West Philadelphia community.

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Penn receives national distinction for community engagement

The recognition by the American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acknowledges Penn’s long-standing commitment to community-engaged scholarship and partnerships in West Philadelphia and beyond.

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Penn GSE partners to launch $26M AI grants program advancing K–12 education

Penn GSE partners to launch $26M AI grants program advancing K–12 education

This new program will fund the development of openly shared datasets, models, and other digital resources so developers, school districts, and educators can build safe, effective, and equitable AI tools for K–12 teaching and learning.

From Penn GSE

The professor who moonlights as a songwriter
Album cover for My Mother In Love's “The Summer Sessions”

Professor Girlfriend’s debut album marks a shift from Anna Weesner’s prior work, situating her as part of a collaborative trio rather than as a composer.

(Image: Courtesy of Anna Weesner)

The professor who moonlights as a songwriter

The musical trio Professor Girlfriend, which includes Anna Weesner, Dr. Robert Weiss Professor of Music in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences, bends genre and challenges boundaries with a new album, “My Mother In Love: The Summer Sessions.”

From Omnia

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An inside look at the history of television
Handwritten notes and paper relics from TV shows in the past.

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An inside look at the history of television

Materials in the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives include thousands of TV scripts, the first issue of TV Guide, and interviews about the early days of HBO—which help to chronicle TV’s 100-year story.

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The best way to onboard a manager

The best way to onboard a manager

New research from Wharton management professor Henning Piezunka reveals a common mistake that businesses make when hiring a new manager into an established leadership team.

Omar Hafez wins 2026 CSA Individuals National Championship

Omar Hafez wins 2026 CSA Individuals National Championship

Fourth-year men’s squash captain Omar Hafez has won the 2026 CSA Individual Championships men’s national title, becoming only the sixth player in program history to do so.