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Penn Vet’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Announces 2026 Fellows

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) has named six new fellows for the 2026–2027 academic year, selected from 27 ...
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The Asbury Award recognizes a faculty member who has fostered the professional development of other faculty by providing inspiring and effective counsel in a manner that enables professional growth ...
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2027 Annual Selection Period for Retirees and Long-Term Disability Recipients

The 2027 Annual Selection Period for retirees and long-term disability recipients will run from Monday, November 2 to Friday, November 13, 2026. This annual event allows participants to review their ...
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Seven Penn Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Seven faculty members from the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Leaders ...
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Judy Garber: 2026 Basser Center for BRCA Global Prize

The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, the world’s first comprehensive center aimed at advancing research, treatment, and prevention of ...
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OSEC Names 2026-2027 Equity in Action Visiting Scholars

Aisha Fukushima and Lisa Sharon Harper have been named Equity in Action Visiting (EAV) Scholars. Ms. Fukushima is an award-winning speaker, poet, musician, and cultural strategist of mixed African ...
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Penn GSE Launches Living Laboratory for Human Agency and AI (Living Lab)

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes teaching and learning, educators, schools, and policymakers are grappling with how to harness its benefits while protecting students and preserving what ...
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2026 University Research Foundation Awardees

In the 2026 cycle of Penn’s internally funded University Research Foundation, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research gave awards to the following members of the faculty for the projects listed ...
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Justinna Dixon: 2026 STAT News Wunderkind

Penn Nursing’s Justinna Dixon was named a 2026 STAT News Wunderkind, which recognizes standout early-career researchers who are making extraordinary contributions to biomedical science before becoming ...
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Penn Cost Calculator Launched to Increase Financial Aid Program Transparency for Prospective Undergraduate Students

On October 14, Penn launched the Penn Cost Calculator, a purpose-built, highly customized and proprietary tool to make Penn’s robust undergraduate financial aid program more transparent and more ...
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One Step Ahead: What is a Passkey?

For years, we have signed into our accounts using a username and a password. That’s the way it’s been from the early days of using computers. Passkeys are different. A passkey is a more secure ...
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From the Faculty Senate Office: Resolution on Expanding Penn Faculty Senate Participation to Associated Faculty and Academic Support Staff

Whereas, the Senate Committee on Faculty and Academic Mission (SCOF) found that associated faculty and academic support staff play vital roles in teaching, advising, program development, and the ...