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09/04/2026

You may start noticing a new look in your feed.

We’re putting a new spotlight on the research, discoveries and ideas coming from Penn that can make a difference far beyond our campus.

And we’re calling on you to help them go further. See something worth knowing? Read and share it to help it go further. Stay tuned for more coming soon.

09/04/2026

Penn Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania marked the start of the 2026-27 academic year with family and friends to hear remarks from faculty before being presented with their white coats—a symbolic and practical garment for their future careers.

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09/03/2026

Penn Medicine researchers have found that the risk of hair loss accompanies taking GLP-1s, but that risk is muted. “Given the widening use of these medications, we felt it was important to systematically examine this potential side effect in real-world patients,” says senior author Yong Chen.

Penn Medicine researchers have found that the risk of hair loss accompanies taking GLP-1s, but that risk is muted.

09/02/2026

Focus Modes On 🔛

09/02/2026

Penn Medicine has launched the first human clinical trial that tests a faster, more powerful, and potentially less-toxic form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment. “We want to be able to offer a treatment with minimal toxicity that’s easy and convenient so that patients can spend more time with family and friends,” says principal investigator Alexander Lin.

Penn Medicine has launched the first human clinical trial that tests a faster, more powerful, and potentially less-toxic form of radiation therapy for cancer treatment.

09/01/2026

There is something about finding your people.

You spend enough time with the same group and a shift happens. Practice becomes a shared routine. Teammates become friends. The connections you make start becoming part of what makes Penn feel like home.

As Penn women's soccer, field hockey, men's cross country, football, and others begin their fall seasons, these moments offer a look at the people behind the teams. 🔴🔵

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09/01/2026

Over the weekend, NASA launched its long-awaited Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, carrying one of the most advanced wide-field cameras ever sent to space.

Cosmologists and astronomers Bhuvnesh Jain, Mike Jarvis, Masao Sako, and Robyn Sanderson helped build the software to analyze Roman’s data for information on dark matter, distant light, and the Milky Way’s faintest neighboring galaxies. In this story from the Penn Today archives, the team traces Roman’s unlikely path from spy satellite to cosmic voyager.

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Tag: Penn Arts & Sciences

08/31/2026

Settling into the semester 💻

08/31/2026

Between clinical and laboratory studies, research on ethical considerations, and course offerings across disciplines, Penn faculty and students are advancing knowledge of psychedelics as the field gains wider support in the U.S.

“The collaborations and dialogues emerging between the sciences and the humanities are profound, provocative, and game-changing,” says Jackie Tileston, who co-teaches an SNF Paideia course on psychedelics.

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Tags: Penn Medicine, Penn Nursing, and SNF Paideia Program

08/29/2026

One night. 50+ performing arts groups 🎭🎶

SPAN (Student Performing Arts Night) brought hundreds of Penn performers together for a fast-paced showcase of the people, performances, and possibilities waiting on campus.

Tags: Platt Student Performing Arts House and Penn Live Arts