Graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their Penn degrees and interdisciplinary expertise into the world.
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May 13, 2026
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Shaped by the interdisciplinary foundation of a Penn education, graduates from all 12 Schools are taking their degrees and expertise into the world as graduate students, postdocs, residents, entrepreneurs, startup execs, policy advisors, and more.
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As part of “Chapters of Change,” a limited series of historical retrospectives about key moments of change at the University, Penn Today explores how Penn responded to the life sciences research revolution, investing in new facilities and creating opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Fourth-year Naseebullah Andar (left) and graduate student Brianna Leung will receive financial support for graduate studies in the sciences at Stanford University. They are among 87 scholars from 31 countries in this year’s class of recipients.
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Informal ties in academia—measured by “thank you” notes in journal articles—can create a larger and more successful support network than co-authorship ties, according to a Penn research team. “Our findings suggest that these informal networks of support create opportunities for valuable exchange but can also create disparities that may affect academic careers,” Sandra González-Bailón says.
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A preclinical Penn Medicine study reveals that stopping and restarting certain GLP-1 medications for weight loss may significantly lessen their effectiveness.
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Wrestler CJ Composto, gymnasts Skyelar Kerico and Alyssa Rosen, sprint football’s Jaxson Nield, and rowing coxswain Carly Yang were recognized at the annual Quakers Choice Awards.
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Megan Kassabaum of the Penn Museum and School of Arts & Sciences leads a tour of the new Native North America gallery, saying, “We’re always trying to tell the stories that don’t necessarily make it into the history books.”
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MAY 15
As part of Alumni Weekend programming, School of Arts & Sciences Dean Mark Trodden will guide participants through the new vision for the physical sciences at Penn. A series of 60-Second Lectures from SAS faculty will round out the evening. Register through the Alumni Weekend website to attend.
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