In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced its 2018 All-Region teams, with Paige Meily and Alexa Schneck representing Penn in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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The finalists in Penn’s seventh annual Y-Prize Competition proposed a diverse slates of applications, but share the same roll-to-roll surface wrinkle printing technology, developed through a collaboration among several labs at the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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In “Addressing Personal-Income-Tax Manipulation with Tools from Psychology,” Alex Rees-Jones, a Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions, advocates for the government to use psychological tools to maximize tax collection by tapping into what he called a taxpayer’s “gain/loss framing.”
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The ACC joins top academic cancer centers from across the United States in creating the most frequently updated cancer care guidelines worldwide.
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The initiative provides a path for UK and European Union patients to access Penn’s experts and care through referrals and telemedicine, as well as opportunities for collaboration with UK medical schools.
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Penn had placewinners in eight of the 10 weight classes, finishing with 108.0 total points as a team—just 1.5 points removed from second place and eight points clear of fourth place.
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After the first year of a five-year contract between the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross (Independence), the health system is reporting a more than 25 percent cut in hospital readmissions—the largest readmission reduction in both organizations’ history.
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English professors David L. Eng and Melissa Sanchez explain how theory informs their research.
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The W. Joseph Blood Head Coach of Baseball, John Yurkow, has announced his four captains for the upcoming season, tabbing seniors Matt O'Neill and Sean Phelan as well as juniors Chris Adams and Christian Scafidi for the honor.
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Sophomore defender Alex Touche and junior captain midfielder Brandon Bartel from the men's soccer team were both named All-Ivy. Touche's honor marks the third-straight year the Quakers have landed a player on first-team All-Ivy.
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