FRES in the News 2026

A list of media coverage in Penn publications and other news outlets. Visit FRES in the News 2025 for last year's stories.

Monarch Yoga Opens Third Studio Near Penn as College Yoga Demand Surges

April 9, 2026, Yogajala

A campus in full bloom: The history of Penn’s cherry blossoms

April 8, 2026, The Daily Pennsylvanian

Staff Q&A with Peter Fixler

March 13, 2026, Penn Today 

Blank Street Coffee to open first location in Philadelphia on Penn’s campus

March 5, 2026, Daily Pennsylvanian

New York’s Blank Street coffee and matcha chain to open on UPenn’s campus

March 4, 2026, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Viral New York coffee, matcha chain Blank Street expanding to Philadelphia

March 3, 2026, Philadelphia Business Journal

Let’s Eat Scoop: Root & Sprig

February 18, 2026 Philadelphia Inquirer

Energy Week to explore solutions for transition to clean energy

February 17, 2026, Penn Today 

New Business Roundup: February 2026

February 2026, University City District 

Weitzman Hall Reopens as an Interdisciplinary Hub for Design

February 12, 2026, Locust Walk Alumni Newsletter 

Celebrating a Design Milestone

February 9, 2026, Weitzman School of Design Newsletter 

Green Lab’s Freezer Inventory Project: Turning a ripple of change into a wave

February 2, 2026, Penn Climate

Weitzman Hall, renewed and expanded, celebrated at opening ceremony

February 9, 2026, Penn Today 

Penn Vet plans $94M building at New Bolton Center campus in Chester County

January 19, 2026, The Business Journals

Winners unveiled for 2026 AIA New York Design Awards

January 15, 2026, Archinect

AIA New York Announces Design Awards 2026 Recipients

January 13, 2025, AIA New York 

Monumental sculpture celebrated on Penn’s campus

November 12, 2025, Penn Today

Penn receives naming gift for new Student Performing Arts Center

November 7, 2025, Penn Today 

This app makes recycling bigger items work for students, colleges and businesses

November 4, 2025, Billy Penn

Last Updated: April 10, 2026