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  • The surprising uses of Botox

    The popular anti-aging treatment has surprising applications for medical ailments, from correcting crossed eyes to remedying intestinal distress. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Learning your Alzheimer’s risk: Implications for long-term care insurance

    In the Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics, Penn Medicine's Jalayne Arias, Jason Karlawish, and colleagues analyze whether, under current state laws, insurers could use Alzheimer's predictive biomarkers to deny coverage, and Penn Law's Allison Hoffman examines the lack long-term care insurance.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Professors González-Bailón and Mutz to participate in research partnership with Facebook

    Annenberg faculty members Sandra González-Bailón and Diana Mutz will both serve on Social Science One advising committees. Social Science one is a research initiative that pairs researchers with data collected by companies like Facebook, while maintaining the right to use that data in publications.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • US offshore wind industry arrives

    After a decade of false starts, the U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for real growth.

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →

  • Tennis teams named ITA All-Academic

    Both the men's and women's tennis teams from the University of Pennsylvania were named ITA All-Academic, and seven players from the men's squad, and three from the women's squad, earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • Linh Thi Xuan Phan builds new defenses for cyber-physical infrastructure

    In order to protect technologies that exist both online and in the physical world, such as self-driving cars, the computer and information science assistant professor is applying a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to prevent intruders operating online.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →

  • Alzheimer’s disease risk impacted by the liver and diet

    According to new research presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, lower values of plasmalogens, a class of lipids created in the liver, were associated with a higher likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease. The research highlights a potential relationship between conditions such as obesity and diabetes and Alzheimer’s, as the liver has to work harder to break down fatty acids over time.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Julia and Lauren O'Mara named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll; women's lacrosse earns team academic award

    Quakers were named an IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Squad for the 2017-18 academic year, while rising seniors Julia and Lauren O'Mara earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher to qualify for Academic Honor Roll.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • Women's basketball announces incoming Class of 2022

    Head Coach Mike McLaughlin has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Five women will join the Quakers' roster as part of the Class of 2022.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • “Social Justice School” launches new learning division

    The School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has officially launched OpenSP2, a new academic program designed to complement the School’s existing masters and doctoral programs, including non-credit and certificate programs offered on Penn’s campus and fully online.

    FULL STORY AT SP2 News →