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  • Two from field hockey receive All-Region honors

    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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  • 2018-2019 Y-Prize finalists take one technology in four different directions

    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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  • Taxpayers hate to lose: How psychology can help increase collection

    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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  • Abramson Cancer Center joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network

    The ACC joins top academic cancer centers from across the United States in creating the most frequently updated cancer care guidelines worldwide. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System announces launch of Penn Medicine London

     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.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Wrestling takes third In team race at Keystone Classic

    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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  • Under innovative contract, hospital readmissions cut by more than 25 percent

    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. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Omnia 101: Queer theory

    English professors David L. Eng and Melissa Sanchez explain how theory informs their research.

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • Baseball announces captains for 2019 season

    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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  • Touche, Bartel named All-Ivy

    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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