In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
More than two-thirds of pancreatic cancer patients harboring genetic mutations saw their tumor stop growing or shrink substantially after being switched from intensive chemotherapy to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib as a maintenance therapy, researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center reported online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Perry World House has selected 33 undergraduate students for its 2021-22 World House Student Fellows program. The student fellows represent all four of Penn’s undergraduate schools, sharing a keen interest in global affairs.
FULL STORY AT Perry World House →
A Penn Medicine study reveals that external factors, such as the volume of pre-filled syringes, or a default number of opioid tablets that could easily be ordered at discharge, can shift prescribing and compel emergency department physicians to administer or prescribe greater quantities of opioids. Opioid prescribing behavior can also be decreased by external factors, such as a supply shortage.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
With the support of a multiyear gift from Steve and Sandy Cozen, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has launched the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship, which will provide two years of funding for a graduate working to advance and protect voting rights.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement program will award a $3.5 million grant to Penn Medicine researchers and community partners to address the underrepresentation of Black adults in Alzheimer’s disease research.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The William K. Gemmill Term Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, received the award for interdisciplinary research spanning mechanical engineering, statistical physics and machine learning, and will fund Reina’s research and multiple associated outreach initiatives designed to increase gender, racial and socioeconomic diversity in STEM.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
This month’s Featured Books list was put together by Peter Van Do, director of Penn’s Pan-Asian American Community House, students, and library staff. The titles reflect the diversity of experiences among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and tackle questions of what it means to be part of the wider AAPI community.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Penn Medicine researchers used microscopy and machine learning to distinguish tau protein aggregates occurring as part of healthy functions from those occurring in disease.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn Dental Medicine opened its doors during the month of April to children in the community, providing free dental care within the School’s pediatric care center, at Puentes de Salud, and aboard the PennSmiles dental van as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth’s annual Give Kids a Smile.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
In October, Fred Rahmanian, a 54-year-old husband and father of teenage triplets, tested positive for COVID-19. Late on November 11 he rapidly became so sick that doctors deemed him too unstable to even transport to a tertiary center for more advanced care, and his local hospital called for assistance from Penn’s Lung Rescue Mobile ECMO team, kicking off a long chain of Penn Medicine care that would see Rahmanian through to a remarkable recovery.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
