News Archive

When cardiac arrest hits outside the hospital, the odds of survival are long. The Mobile CPR Project is driving to increase those odds with free trainings all around Philadelphia and beyond.

In a career-defining paper, Scott Poethig, a biologist at the School of Arts & Sciences, has discovered that a single molecular switch can freeze plants in their juvenile state.

For the 2025 season, The Associated Press has awarded fourth-year wide receiver Jared Richardson with second-team honors and honorable mention recognition for offensive lineman Netinho Olivieri.

The trial will build on the highly successful BE ACTIVE trial to test whether using applied behavioral economics to boost daily steps cuts heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and deaths.

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care.

English professors Michael Gamer and Barri Joyce Gold have been teaching courses specifically dedicated to Jane Austen for years. They spoke with Penn Today about their approach to teaching her novels, how they challenge common readings and myths, and what makes Austen’s work so enduring—and adaptable to the screen—more than two centuries later.

Penn Medicine researchers find that an investigational monoclonal antibody may provide extended relief for immune thrombocytopenia.

StartUP Fund is a new early-stage investment fund dedicated to supporting innovative startup companies founded by Penn researchers and managed by Penn’s Office of the Chief Innovation Officer (OCINO).

Veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at Penn Vet have released DogAEye, an AI–based clinical decision support tool to assist veterinarians in the early detection of progressive retinal atrophy PRA, a leading cause of blindness in dogs.

In 2025, Philadelphia public school teachers completed content-focused workshops, offered by Penn’s Teachers Institute of Philadelphia with sponsorship from Penn Press, to use in lessons during the upcoming Semiquincentennial year, helping students to become better informed about their city and their nation.