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Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally
Aerial view of Penn and Philadelphia.

The gift to Penn’s Institute for Urban Research will support a co-director position and a postdoctoral fellowship, enhancing the Institute’s ability to address timely urban opportunities and challenges. 

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Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally

The funds will support the Institute for Urban Research’s advancement of research, education, and policy solutions for cities.

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A new paradigm for cooling on New York’s Governors Island
A heat scan being taken on a human under a cooling cover structure

Image: Chris Perez

A new paradigm for cooling on New York’s Governors Island

The KlimaKover team includes architects, researchers, and builders from Penn, Henning Larsen, AIL Research, SKANSKA who are addressing urban cooling by adapting a radiant cooling system to an architectural-scale application that uses far less energy than traditional AC.

From the Weitzman School of Design

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Three things to know: Postdoc Shana Scogin on Nepal’s youth uprising
Gen Z protesters gathered at a parliament house in Nepal.

Gen Z protesters gathered at a parliament house as clashes erupted with police at the Federal Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 8, 2025.

(Image: Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto via AP Images)

Three things to know: Postdoc Shana Scogin on Nepal’s youth uprising

In the aftermath of the deadly anti-government uprising that led to the fall of the country’s government, Penn Today spoke with the Perry World House fellow for insights.

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New research seeks an mRNA therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding
Kathleen O’Neil speaking with someone at her desk with a medical scan on her computer screen.

Kathleen O’Neill, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the program director of the Uterine Transplant Program.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

New research seeks an mRNA therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding

A new research program at Penn Medicine is working to explore the underlying causes of abnormal uterine bleeding alongside a new mRNA treatment.

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Bold ideas and innovation on display at the Fall Research Expo
Houston Hall full of posters and students and visitors at the CURF Poster Expo

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Bold ideas and innovation on display at the Fall Research Expo

On Sept. 15, hundreds of posters were presented throughout Houston Hall at the annual Fall Research Expo, representing the research projects of 410 undergraduate students conducted through the Center for Undergraduate Research.

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Penn launches new MSD program in Property Development and Design for practicing architects and designers

Penn launches new MSD program in Property Development and Design for practicing architects and designers

The Weitzman School’s MSD-PDD degree is a new post-professional program tailored for architects, landscape architects, and planners looking to lead in the fast-evolving real estate development sector. It expands on the School’s Real Estate Design and Development Certificate to offer a more immersive academic experience and robust credential. 

A deficit in Pennsylvania’s pretrial data
Leo Solga

Leo Solga is a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences.

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A deficit in Pennsylvania’s pretrial data

Arts & Sciences undergraduate Leo Solga has been studying what happens in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania before someone goes to trial. What he’s learned reveals just how little is understood.

From Omnia

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What are the best ways to debunk COVID vaccine misinformation?

What are the best ways to debunk COVID vaccine misinformation?

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have tested types of messages that debunked vaccine misinformation with people considering getting vaccinated or boosted.

Eric Horvath

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$21M legacy gift supports Penn Arts & Sciences’ Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, the Penn Libraries, and Morris Arboretum & Gardens
rare book room at the Katz Center.

Ione Apfelbaum Strauss & Hilary Strauss Rare Book Room at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.

(Image: Kathryn Maxwell)

$21M legacy gift supports Penn Arts & Sciences’ Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, the Penn Libraries, and Morris Arboretum & Gardens

The donor, alumna Louise Strauss, was a member of the Katz Center’s board of advisors and was dedicated to volunteer work and philanthropy.

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