Because safety matters inside the hospital and beyond, Penn Medicine across the region is connecting communities with gun locks, safes, and guidance.
As vaccine-preventable illnesses re-emerge, Penn Medicine is prepared—and committed to keeping patients, staff, and communities healthy and safe.
An open-access dataset of more than 24,000 MRI scans could help researchers better understand how the brain develops during adolescence.
With a new AI platform, patients communicate with medical devices in real time, receive alerts, ask questions, and better manage their condition.
The Smilow Foundation’s gift will advance gene editing and other precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.
Penn researchers earned NIH Director’s Awards supporting innovative studies of disease, housing design, and human health.
After more than a decade at Penn Medicine, cancer researcher Ronny Drapkin, MD, PhD, will join Wistar as President & CEO in November 2026.
A community-designed meal program reduced hospital and emergency visits among heart failure patients in Navajo Nation.
For five years, Penn Medicine’s Social Needs Response Team has connected patients to vital support foundational to good health.
Located at Boys & Girls Club of Chester, the community refrigerator and accompanying pantry contributes to ongoing efforts to address food insecurity.
Penn’s PATCH program is helping more children access specialized anxiety treatment—by supporting their families first.
A Penn-developed nanoparticle platform could make mRNA vaccines easier to produce, store, and distribute.
Penn’s Southwest Philadelphia crisis response center has expanded access, eased ED crowding, and connected more patients to ongoing mental health support.
Beyond its AIDS-crisis origins, the Botswana-UPenn Partnership has achieved an expansive vision of health care, access to innovations, and education.
The Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House offers a comforting and affordable refuge for transplant patients and families—with community and hope.
From planting to event planning, the LeadIN program teaches Philly teens about environmental justice and leadership skills.
“Every kid can do science.” That’s the mission of Jamie Shuda, who has expanded Penn Medicine’s STEM community outreach programs.
The Gambles’ generosity helped hundreds of students attend medical school at Penn tuition-free since 1992, and today’s alumni continue to grow their vision.
CAREs grant recipients are translating expertise into action—expanding science education, supporting early literacy, and strengthening volunteer-led service efforts.
