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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 14h
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 17h
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 18h
Leaves are falling, break is calling. Enjoy, Quakers! ❤️ 💙
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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 23h
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 1d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 3d
Foggy mornings 🌫️

📷 Credit: @Jacob_Zeranski (on Instagram)
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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 4d
A storm rolled in over Franklin Field ⛈️
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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 5d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 7d
Illustrated views of College Hall 🏫
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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 7d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 8d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 9d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 10d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 10d
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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University of Pennsylvania @upenn.edu · 10d
In a Q&A, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. explains the relationship between the strategic framework In Principle and Practice and Penn Forward—a new University-wide process and action plan that will advance Penn forward for the next decade and beyond.

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A closer look at the conservation of Brick House, one of Penn’s most recognizable sculptures.

Conservators gently clean the sculpture of debris before heating the bronze with a propane torch, then applying a wax mixture that protects the metal from corrosion.
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Friday's PennReady Safety Fair included hands-on demonstrations with campus and city safety partners, featuring the Philadelphia Fire Department’s (@phillyfiredept) annual controlled burn. The event also provided resources for CPR, AED, and risk reduction.
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Clinical trials at Penn Medicine are aiming to make breast cancer relapse a thing of the past.

The 2-PREVENT Breast Cancer Translational Center of Excellence is the only research program in the country focused on preventing breast cancer recurrence.

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