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At Penn, Angela Duckworth studies how grit, self-control, and behavior change can predict individual success.

To her, Penn Matters because Penn “cares about impact, cares about true scientific research at the highest level, cares about individuals, and cares about society."
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The Cobbs Creek Stream Team is building on community water testing and The Water Center at Penn education efforts to collect the most detailed water quality data yet at the West Philadelphia tributary. The goal is to support with remediation efforts.

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Autumn leaves ready to fall down like pieces into place 🍂

📷 Credit: @chaowu_photo
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Earlier this year the @PennGleeClub performed at the famous Suntory Hall in Tokyo, an art gallery in Hong Kong, and the U.S. embassy in Beijing during a 12-day tour of Asia. Forty members went on the tour, including 25 singers, eight band members, and seven technical crew. https://bit.ly/4eeEl1E
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Ever wondered about the fish or whale on the Penn shield? It's actually an 18th-century depiction of a dolphin! 🐬

The shield symbolizes learning with open books, the dolphin from Benjamin Franklin's coat of arms, and three "plates" (circles) from the Penn family's coat of arms.

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Scholarship support opened the door to Penn for Noah Royal Milad, C’26. Now, he’s leading with purpose by advancing student-alumni connections, studying international relations, and mentoring first-year students with the same care he once received.
Student Story: Noah Royal Milad, C’26 | The Penn Fund
Penn student Noah Milad, C’26, shares how donor support, leadership, and community helped him thrive and find purpose on campus and beyond.
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Leaves are falling, break is calling. Enjoy, Quakers! ❤️ 💙
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From coal ash ponds in North Carolina to sand dams in Kenya, fourth-year Griffin Pitt has turned her passion for water access into action. “Penn has helped me in so many ways apply what I learn in the classroom outside of it,” she says.

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In 2020, a student took inspiration from a Reddit thread highlighting a Japanese elementary school graduation ceremony in Minecraft and embarked on a project called "Penncraft" to recreate the University of Pennsylvania campus digitally.

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Keep it one hundred
On the land, the sea, the sky ⛅
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A deadly fungus may hold the key to an anti-cancer drug. Researchers at Penn Engineering have transformed the toxic Aspergillus flavus into a compound that fights cancer.

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As part of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System, Penn Vet School's New Bolton Center plays a key role in identifying and containing threats to animal and public health, like avian influenza and Salmonella, before they can take hold in Pennsylvania.

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Foggy mornings 🌫️

📷 Credit: @Jacob_Zeranski (on Instagram)
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A storm rolled in over Franklin Field ⛈️
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From a calm afternoon last fall, just above the center of campus.
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Geddy Lee is spry and back for a recheck at the Penn Vet School’s Ryan Hospital! 🌟

🧠 The charming pup is the first dog to undergo brain surgery using cutting-edge augmented reality technology to successfully remove an aggressive brain tumor.

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Illustrated views of College Hall 🏫
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Penn Engineering, NASA, and five other universities are testing unmanned explorers in the dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, to help tackle tough terrain on the Moon and Mars. This collaboration aims to enhances robotic for space exploration.

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Aerial views of campus in 1928, 1973, 2007, and 2024. A look at how Penn's landscape has changed over time.
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Can reflective pavement help cities withstand extreme heat?

Third-year Penn Engineering students Nafisa Bangura and Angelica Dadda are evaluating CoolSeal, a coating that lowers asphalt temperatures and may inform future urban heat resilience strategies.

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A $5 million gift from alumnus Ed Kane and his wife, Marty Wallace, will support Penn Live Arts and name the 325-seat proscenium theatre in the new Student Performing Arts Center set to open in early 2027.

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Penn's first bilateral hand transplant since 2019 has successfully given Luka Krizanac new hands, 16 years after he underwent childhood amputations. Krizanac is only the fifth person to receive a hand transplant at Penn Medicine.

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A pair of leadership gifts from alumni Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt will establish an endowed professorship in Jewish Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences and create a fund for graduate support in the Jewish Studies Program.

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In June, a $50 million gift to @PennMedicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia created an ambitious joint initiative called the Lurie Autism Institute that aims to be a global hub for autism research.

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Penn Wrestling took practice outside for its annual Grapple on the Green on Shoemaker Green. The Quakers open the season in November at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.
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