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How many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers?
In the United States, the majority of women have to work. But of the 151 largest U.S. cities, only New York and Philadelphia safeguard their rights.
Deidre Wood’s commitment and compassion earns Pillar of Excellence award
A novel history: Penn doctoral student uncovers first bill of sale for Jane Austen work
After recessions, why do some jobs disappear forever?
Navigating urban waters, with an interdisciplinary approach
Michelle Nwokedi nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
The snow graphics in ‘Frozen’ can predict the mechanics of real avalanches
Architects of innovation
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Social work students help refugees in Europe
Doctoral students from the School of Social Policy & Practice shared their expertise with leaders at an NGO that provides trauma-informed services for refugees in Athens.
Bringing art to inner city teens
Renee Andrea Mills of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a passion for helping people and a passion for art, and for the past 25 years, she has combined both in community outreach, sharing the joy of creativity.
Two students’ paths to White Coat Day
Ralph St. Luce & Rotem Kimia, two members of a new class of medical students at the Perelman School of Medicine, discuss what brought them to medicine, in anticipation of the school's annual White Coat Ceremony.
Cancer cells send out ‘drones’ to battle the immune system from afar
Checkpoint inhibitor therapies have made metastatic melanoma and other cancers a survivable condition, but only for some patients. Researchers uncovered a novel mechanism by which tumors suppress the immune system, raising the possibility that a straightforward blood test could predict which patients could respond to immunotherapy.
Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment
The Netter Center for Community Partnerships offers six-week summer camps at University-Assisted Community Schools that serve hundreds of Philadelphia schoolchildren.
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India's energy minister to receive Penn's Carnot Prize
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Alef is for Allah, C is for cute
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‘Coco’ in Clark Park
The family-friendly animated feature “Coco” screens in Clark Park, preceded by a performance presented by the Mexican Cultural Center Philadelphia. Food will be available from Ice Cave.
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‘Napping Princess’
Lightbox Film Center screens Japanese director Kenji Kamiyama's family-friendly, cross-genre animated film about a young girl on a quest with her childhood friend to save her father, alternating from a dream world to the real world.
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Working Dog Center
Opened on September 11, 2012, the Penn Vet Working Dog Center serves as a national research and development center for detection dogs.
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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Brain stimulation decreases intent to commit assault
Research from Penn Medicine and the Criminology department shows that using minimally invasive electrical currents on the prefrontal cortex can reduce the desire to carry out such violence and increase the perception that it’s morally wrong.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
In the brain, ‘dislike’ and ‘dehumanization’ are not the same thing
It has long been thought that characterizing people as less than human was an expression of extreme dislike. Annenberg neuroscientists now find that neurologically, these two viewpoints actually differ.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Project grants and faculty awards from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Artists, poets, centers and professors were awarded fellowships and grants to fund future projects, installations, and various works of art that will enrich cultural programs and public art.
