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  • How the U.S.-led trade wars imperil the global economy

    Penn's Jacques deLisle discusses the implications of the Trump administration's trade wars  between the U.S. and China.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • From NASA to SpaceX to the classroom

    Astronaut Garrett Reisman and Vijay Kumar, dean of Penn Engineering, sat down for a conversation at the Wharton Global Forum in New York City in June to discuss Garret's professional trajectory from space travel to professor.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton Magazine →

  • Williams and Tsien, Adamski win inaugural Kanter Tritsch awards

    Tod Williams and Billie Tsien will receive the inaugural Kanter Tritsch Medal in Energy and Architectural Innovation this October, and Alexandra Mae Adamski is the recipient of the Kanter Tritsch Prize for an exceptional second-year graduate architecture student.

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →

  • Narrow networks through a pediatric lens

    In order to address “narrow network” plans available on ACA, federal and state policymakers are setting standards for network adequacy in the wake of high-cost providers being excluded from plans, or additional costs to patients from in-network providers.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Senior Senator's triumphant return

    After a fall fractured the eight-year-old gelding’s neck, Senior Senator traveled to New Bolton Center, where the School’s robotics-controlled computed tomography (CT) system analyzed the break, underwent surgery, and recovered at Penn Vet’s landmark recovery pool, part of New Bolton Center’s surgical suite in the 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →

  • A story that sticks to your ribs

    Adam Shiroff, director of the Penn Center for Chest Trauma, addresses a rare chest injury that started with a patient's sneeze, and uncovered a deteriorating chest wall. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Rethinking neurodegenerative disease treatment

    Anew study finds multiple proteinopathies present in most neurodegenerative diseases, and expanding treatment to target more of them may prove successful.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn engineering featured at Philly’s first Mini Maker Faire

    Penn Engineering’s GRASP Lab robots and aerial vehicles were featured in Philly's first Maker Faire, a gatherings of “makers” — people interested in arts, crafts, and engineering — that take place around the world.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →

  • Home in Havana: two weeks teaching social policy to Penn students

    Azahara Palomegue, the associate director of the Master of Science in Social Policy Program at the School of Social Policy & Practice, penned a blog about her collaboration with SP2 faculty to launch a global seminar on Cuban contemporary social policy and her experience in Cuba.

    FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →

  • Trio of women’s golfers named WGCA All-American Scholars

    Christina Park, Chelsea Liu and Selina Zeng were awarded by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for the 2017-18 academic year, for their academic achievement in meeting a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →