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  • Six Penn Medicine physician-scientists elected to the Association of American Physicians

    The Penn inductees are Zoltan Arany, Susan Domchek, Scott Halpern, David Margolis, Maria Oquendo, and Drew Weissman.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Libraries announces the gift of two iconic documents of American Jewish history

    A gift from Robert V. Waife, great-grandson of the writer Sholem Aleichem and President of the Sholom Aleichem Network, Inc. will bring two iconic documents of American Jewish History, the handwritten ethical will and tombstone epitaph of celebrated Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, to the Penn Libraries.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Penn SUMR Undergrad Minority Research Pipeline Program turns 20

    Throughout 2019, the Wharton School and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics’ Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program celebrates its 20th Anniversary as a pipeline program for exposing underrepresented minorities to the potential of careers in health services research.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Anthony Ayebiahwe finds a way to give back

    On the cusp of graduating with his Master of Urban Spatial Analytics degree from the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Anthony Ayebiahwe is poised to lead A&Co., the startup he founded in January that is creating an affordable, multipurpose rechargeable LED lamp. It’s also developing an alert system for Ghanaians whose lives are impacted regularly by floods.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Design →

  • April 21 proclaimed “Penn Relay Carnival Day” in Philadelphia

    A Philadelphia institution was front and center in the City Council chambers on Thursday, as Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell officially introduced a resolution proclaiming April 21 to be “Penn Relay Carnival Day” in the city of Philadelphia.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • Cynthia Sung receives 2019 NSF CAREER Award

    Cynthia Sung, Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been selected to receive a 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →

  • PARP inhibitors can shrink tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with specific mutations

    Using a PARP inhibitor as maintenance therapy could provide a less toxic option for patients. Treatment either shrunk tumors or stopped them from growing in 17 of 19 patients in an interim analysis from a trial at the Abramson Cancer Center.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Learning to lead and leading to learn: Penn GSE alumni as senior leaders at Penn

     Five “homgrown” senior leaders at Penn draw upon expertise they acquired in Penn GSE’s Higher Education division to achieve professional success and make an impact on the nation’s higher education landscape.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →

  • Reshaping a department through research, innovation, and advocacy: A conversation with Deborah Driscoll

    Driscoll has been chair of Penn’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2005. She is widely recognized as a transformative leader and one of the world's leading obstetrician-gynecologist geneticists, specializing in the care of women with genetic disorders. She is also the director of Penn’s Center for Research on Reproduction & Women’s Health and the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Tailoring lactation education to the cultural needs of Orthodox Jewish families

    Breastfeeding is an accepted practice for millions of women worldwide and strongly endorsed by the World Health Organization. To provide appropriate counseling about human milk and breastfeeding, it is important to understand cultural beliefs and customs related to the practice.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →