Saanvi Ram

Penn dropped three places from last year’s list, and was ranked behind Princeton University, Duke University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dartmouth College.

The daylong event featured a keynote presentation from pediatrics professor emeritus Stanley Plotkin, as well as speakers from several other universities and medical institutions representing a range of pediatric specialties. 

Anuja Dokras, women’s health professor and Penn PMOS center director, said that the change was a matter of scientific accuracy.

The AIRFoundry facility — funded by a six-year, $18 million National Science Foundation grant — brings together researchers to design and test lipid nanoparticles that deliver RNA-based therapies.

Robert Vonderheide — who leads cancer research and clinical programs at Penn — will officially assume the role on April 20. 

The lab explores how large groups of artificial intelligence agents — systems that act on behalf of users — can operate together without causing harm in a high-stakes environment.

The study, led by biostatistics professor Yong Chen and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives David Asch, analyzed electronic health record and billing data across the Penn Medicine health system. 

The week of events took place from Feb. 24-27 and was co-hosted by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology.

The School of Nursing received $17.9 million in NIH awards in 2025, reclaiming the top spot for the first time since fiscal year 2019.

The over 20-story expansion will add hundreds of private patient rooms, along with new procedure and imaging spaces.