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  • The idea of love

    In his 10th year as Penn’s chaplain, The Reverend Charles L. “Chaz” Howard is well-known and revered for his message of love, hope, positivity, and inclusion. Now his student counseling sessions are more popular than ever, in large part due to what he calls a “super-charged political atmosphere,” with an uptick of people who want to talk, particularly minority students who are trying to cope with stress beyond the typical classroom anxieties.

    FULL STORY AT The Pennsylvania Gazette →

  • Two dental students win travel grants to present research in London

    Two Dental Medicine students who received the American Association for Dental Research award will present their original research projects at the IADR/ER General Session and Exhibition in London this July. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • 2017-18 senior student-athlete awards

    Recipients of the major inter-collegiate awards were honored at a ceremony at The Palestra. Alexa Hoover, Justin Watson, Michelle Nwokedi, Taylor Uselis and Maggie Heller all were awarded for their athletic skill, academic success, and leadership.  

    FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →

  • New guidelines for donor milk for infants

    The Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing published a special series that detail best practices for the handling, pricing and donating of supplemental breastmilk for newborns. For infants in the NICU, or for mothers with compromised or inadequate amounts of breastmilk, donor milk banks are becoming increasingly popular. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing →

  • Newly endowed Libraries position honors its namesake, H. Carton Rogers III

    To cap his tenure and honor his leadership as Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, a $3 million dollar endowment gift has been made from the Penn Libraries Board of Overseers and the Orrery Society Council in H. Carton Rogers III's name. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Penn Law team wins Williams Institute Moot Court Competition

    The three students competed against 34 teams in the 14th annual moot court competition that focuses on LGBT legal issues.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →

  • Seeking historical Judas

    A fascination with Judas Iscariot drives Ph.D. candidate Mariah Junglan Min to mine texts from the Middle Ages for history and details on the mysterious Biblical figure.

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • Dr. Eric Stoopler named president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine

    The associate professor of oral medicine and director of the postdoctoral oral medicine program at Penn Dental School was installed as president for 2018-19 at the recent AAOM Annual Meeting. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • Raising good cholesterol to resist neuromuscular disease

    Preclinical research published in PLOS One shows potential for decreasing the risk of heart failure in Friedreich's ataxia patients, and will move forward with trials to determine whether raising HDL levels, or "good cholesterol" by administering statins will reduce their cardiovascular risk.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Three chirps for iDesign winners

    Three graduate students won both people's choice and official jury iDesign Prize for Chipper, a new pet food business venture. One unlikely protein source is the key factor for a reduced footprint on land and water resources, introducing a sustainable and ecologically-conscious product to the pet food market. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Design Weekly →