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  • Teaching awards presented in education and nursing

    A list of awards won for excellence in teaching at the Graduate School of Education and the School of Nursing.

    FULL STORY AT Almanac →

  • A tiny technological transfer

    In order to expand the research capabilities of medicine, chemistry and other scientific fields, the Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine has created the Chemical and Nanoparticle Synthesis Core, which will fashion research components with the dimensions and precision only a nanotech expert can provide.   

    FULL STORY AT Penn One Health →

  • Researchers find there's still a dry eye in the house

    According to a 3-year, 27-center study led by the Perelman School of Medicine, researchers found that omega-3 fatty acids are no more effective than placebo pills in alleviating the symptoms of dry eye. While the 12-month study found participants experienced an improvement in their symptoms, the results of those taking the supplements and those in the control group were not markedly different.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • A revolution in end-of-life care

    At an event sponsored by the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, author, surgeon, and professor Atul Gawande characterized the present era in health care as a pivotal point in history. He focused much of his remarks on an innovative approach to the clinical planning and execution of care for patients with serious illness—something that has been one of medicine’s most unsettled areas.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • World Immunization Week 2018

    A look at diseases vaccinations have eliminated, the potential for future vaccines, how populations in modern history have responded to vaccine access, and which researchers at Penn are on the forefront of vaccine development.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Speaking the language of medicine

    Crist Beiler, a registered ER nurse at Lancaster General Hospital, is one of only two medical interpreters fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch for the Amish community of Lancaster County.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Medicine’s Jill M. Baren, MD, emergency medicine physician, named American Council on Education Fellow

    The latest leadership role for Perelman School's Jill M. Baren, MD, is as a fellow with the American Council on Education (ACE). Baren and 45 fellows will work in tandem with their respective university presidents and associates while conducting projects within their institutions, and receiving mentorship for senior positions. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Augmented reality at Penn Vet

    How can Penn Vet students operate on a real dog’s spine without ever touching a real dog? The answer isn’t a riddle, it’s augmented reality. This spring, Penn Vet is launching an augmented reality interface for an exacting spinal cord surgery.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →

  • Innovating diagnostics for equine arthritis

    Arthritis can sideline a sport horse. Catching and treating the joint disease early is key to keeping an athletic equine comfortable and active. A robot-powered CT scanner at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center is helping capture fine details of horse anatomy in animals that awake and moving, findings that may translate to earlier diagnoses.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →

  • Manipulating gut microbiome may boost efficacy of cancer immunotherapies

    The composition of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract may hold clues to help predict which cancer patients are most apt to benefit from the personalized cellular therapies that have shown unprecedented promise in the fight against hard-to-treat cancers, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →