Enjoy a photo collection of student performance, from dance, vocal, and instrumental music to comedy, theater and spoken word.
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April 17, 2026
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This photo collection showcases Penn's vivid world of more than 70 student performing arts groups, from dance, vocal, and instrumental music to comedy, theater, and spoken word. “Involvement in the performing arts deepens how students think, feel, and engage with the world around them,” says Vice Provost for the Arts Timothy Rommen.
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Penn’s NSF AIRFoundry is leveraging artificial intelligence to make the future of RNA science faster, smarter, and far more scalable. The $18 million center brings together researchers from across Penn and partner institutions to improve how RNA is designed, manufactured, and delivered, with potential applications spanning medicine, agriculture, animal health, and environmental sustainability.
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Second-year medical student Bayan Galal has received a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a merit-based program that awards graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. She is among 30 Fellows chosen from more than 3,000 applicants this year.
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Fourth-year Cole Riedinger (center) leads by example as a member of the men’s Heavyweight Rowing program. “Setting clear goals, creating accountability, and helping individuals see what they’re capable of—that’s what leadership means to me,” he says.
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A $1 million gift from Tricia and Jason Pantzer advances a University-wide investment in performing arts infrastructure at Penn.
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THE SCIENTIST
“Very large animals have central pattern generators distant or distal to the brain that can help them overcome [neural-transmission] lag time,” says Douglas Smith of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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APRIL 23-25
The University hosts the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field competition in the U.S.—held annually since April 1895. Tickets required.
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