Innovation

  Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in America, its former capital, and a cultural mecca that has become a destination for tourists the world over. But according to the Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit working to eradicate hunger, the city’s First Congressional District, which includes parts of North and South Philly, is the second hungriest in the nation.

Jacquie Posey May 25, 2017

Some of Penn Medicine’s biggest accomplishments included employing virtual reality devices to treat phantom limb pain, performing Penn’s third bilateral hand transplant, and using CRISPR to treat hemophilia in mice.

Katie Delach ・January 26, 2017

Henry Daniell, a professor in the departments of Biochemistry and Pathology in the School of Dental Med

Katherine Unger Baillie ・October 27, 2016

Jonas Salk created a vaccine against polio that has been used since 1955; Albert Sabin created another version that has been on the market since 1961. Together, these two vaccines have nearly eliminated polio from the face of the earth.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・July 20, 2016

It’s only a matter of time before the Pennovation Center’s three floors are bustling with energetic thinkers and doers. By summer’s end, the 58,000-square-foot space—an anchor for the Pennovation Works development site adjacent to the University’s campus—will be completed.

Lauren Hertzler ・June 9, 2016

University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV expert Carl June, MD, has been named one of two recipients of the 2015 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for his outstanding work in cancer immunotherapy.

Holly Auer ・March 11, 2015

Katherine Unger Baillie ・September 4, 2014

Researchers provide imagination and creativity. Penn provides the resources and infrastructure. This leads to what President Amy Gutmann calls “perfect impact.”

Lauren Hertzler