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  • 100-year-old patient has more living to do after brain surgery

    After a fall, tests at Pennsylvania Hospital revealed that Eloise Brown had a subdural hematoma. Subdural hematomas are not uncommon, especially in elderly populations. What’s rare is seeing a 100-year-old patient who can undergo successful brain surgery for that type of condition. Brown spent five days in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit and five more in recovery. Thanks to Penn Medicine At Home, Brown has received several months of in-home physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and continues to progress in her recovery.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Engineering student receives inaugural Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence

    Sharon Kuo, a graduating senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is the inaugural recipient of the Madison “Maddie” Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence. Kuo’s interests within her major include mechanical design and product design, and she is passionate about space exploration and advancing human spaceflight.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • A virtual care program helped parents with postpartum depression

    A social media-based parenting program showed improvements in depression symptoms and parenting responsiveness, and the combination of the Facebook-administered Parenting with Depression program and “moodgym” led to a more rapid decline in symptoms of PPD for new parents.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • More research needed on climate change’s impact on health and health care

    Climate change disasters’ impact on population health, health disparities, and the national health care delivery infrastructure are subjects of too little academic research at a time when policymakers’ need for such data has never been greater. That’s according to five top academic research experts convened in a virtual seminar at Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Weitzman MCP candidates win first and second-place prizes at Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Competition

    This year’s student competition, “Designing For an Equitable Future in Chinatown,” asked students to elevate and prioritize low-income communities of Chinatown and leverage open space to facilitate equitable development and neighborhood preservation. The first prize was awarded to Qianyun Wei, Chris Xu, and Marcus Owens, and the second prize was awarded to Hongyi Li, Jingyi Cai, and Shuting Li.

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →

  • 2023 Delta Dental Community Scholars named

    Three Penn Dental Medicine students have been named 2023 Delta Dental Community Scholars, each receiving a sizeable scholarship in recognition of their community service, academic achievement, and future plans to work with vulnerable populations after graduation.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • Penn Futures Project leaves lasting impact

    Penn’s unique cross-school collaboration, the Penn Futures Project, which ran from 2015 to 2022, launched a collaboration among the University’s Graduate School of Education, the School of Nursing, and School of Social Policy & Practice to leverage interdisciplinary expertise to better support young people and their families. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • Juan Llamas-Rodriguez and Julia Ticona named Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science fellows

    The Annenberg professors are two of the 22 scholars selected worldwide from fields including communication, political science, anthropology, law, sociology, English, science and technology, and more to be in residence for the 2023-24 academic year.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • César de la Fuente named AIMBE fellow

    The Presidential Assistant Professor in psychiatry, microbiology, and bioengineering and in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named an American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellow, one of the youngest members ever to have been selected.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Penn Dental students, faculty showcase research at annual meeting

    Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty turned the spotlight on the School’s research activities as part of the 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research/Canadian Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting & Exhibition, recently held in Portland, Oregon. A cohort of more than 50 student and faculty researchers were included in the scientific program, showcasing a diversity of projects across disciplines. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →