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Andrew Modzelewski, assistant professor of molecular biology, has been named a 2023 Searle Scholar, and Kotaro Sasaki, assistant professor of biomedical sciences, has received the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Early Investigator Award.
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College savings plans can be a huge boon for families, but only if benefactors are investing wisely, according to research from Wharton experts.
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The Center for Quantum Information, Engineering, Science and Technology (Penn QUIEST) is a transdisciplinary field that draws from physics, materials science and information science, bringing together around 30 faculty from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Arts & Sciences.
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In order to strengthen its existing mental health wellness programs, Penn Carey Law School opened the Clinton/Parker Wellness Suite and developed a first-of-its-kind curriculum that integrated wellness into required Professional Responsibilities courses.
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When patients first start methadone treatment opioid use disorder, they must show up five to six days per week in person to get their daily dose. To determine which factors play the largest role in a person’s decision to quit methadone treatment, LDI associate fellow Ashish Thakrar and his colleagues asked patients and staff about why those on methadone decided to stop.
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A new analysis comparing Penn Medicine OnDemand services with in-person care shows that telemedicine visits are significantly less expensive to deliver.
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The seven-year grant will enable researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine launch efforts to uncover how the development and maintenance of heart cells is influenced by DNA.
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In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, the Supreme Court is tasked with deciding whether applying the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, a public-accommodation law, to an artist to speak or stay silent violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Penn Carey Law’s Tobias Barrington Wolff filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the State of Colorado
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Current research at the interface of dental medicine and engineering was in the spotlight as the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry, the collaborative center between Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Engineering, presented its 2nd Annual Symposium: Dentists, Scientists & Engineers Transforming Oral Health.
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Three Penn construction projects have been awarded 2023 Grand Jury Awards from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia: the Burk-Bergman Boathouse renovation and addition, repairs to the David Goddard Research Laboratories (Goddard), and the renovation of historic Kelly Writer's House.
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