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Jameson’s term extended as head of Penn Health System and Perelman School of Medicine
Penn president Amy Gutmann announced that Jameson will serve as dean of the Perelman School of Medicine through June 30, 2025.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
What you need to know about the antitrust suits against Facebook
Antitrust expert Herbert Hovenkamp breaks down the recent lawsuits against Facebook, why he thinks the arguments have merit and how big tech companies can adapt.
News・ Sports
The Palestra featuring LeBron James
While a senior in high school in 2002, the NBA great played at the Palestra in a showdown pitting Akron, Ohio’s St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish against Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion Knights.
News・ Health Sciences
Gun injuries in the U.S. each day number 329—for every death, two survive
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine examine trends in fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries to inform prevention strategies.
News・ Health Sciences
From preserving mummies to practicing medicine
Physician-in-training Charlotte Tisch draws on her background in archaeological artifacts for her medical training, even reaching out to museums for PPE during the pandemic.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Pussy Riot co-founder talks politics, prison time, and protests
In a virtual talk hosted by the Andrea Mitchell Center, Nadya Tolokonnikova, a co-founder of the Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot, had a wide-ranging conversation with Penn’s Kevin M.F. Platt.
News・ Science & Technology
Project Quaker testing program key to a safe campus reopening
Developed in partnership with Penn Medicine, the program aims to conduct 40,000 COVID-19 tests each week and will support ongoing plans to bring students back to campus this spring.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
On-campus chemistry
After waiting almost two years to join a chemistry lab, Calais Cronin is one of the few students allowed on campus this fall to do research.
News・ Campus & Community
Engaging Minds showcases Penn’s very best bringing theory to practice
Alumni tuned in from across the world to hear Daniel Gillion discuss the power of protests, Amy Castro Baker give a crash course on the impact of guaranteed income, and Ezekiel Emanuel detail the intricacies of distributing a COVID-19 vaccine.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘Crisis Upon Crisis’: The coronavirus is not the only emergency we are facing
Episode three of the SAS podcast ‘In These Times’ looks at other urgent issues of our time, and examine how they affect and are affected by COVID-19.