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A New Bolton Center team’s beat-the-odds surgery means survival for a special horse
Monty the horse after surgery being rehabilitated.

Monty being led back to his stall after a successful surgery.

(Image: Courtesy of David Levine)

A New Bolton Center team’s beat-the-odds surgery means survival for a special horse

Experts at Penn Vet devised a complex surgical plan for 10-year-old thoroughbred Monty, enabling the beloved horse—whose survival chances were slim—to beat the odds.

From Penn Vet

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Entrepreneurship in the ‘new space era’
The Blue Origin rocket on liftoff

The Blue Origin launch of its New Glenn rocket in 2025 in Cape Canaveral, FL.

(Image: Michael Cain Jr/Sipa USA via AP Images)

Entrepreneurship in the ‘new space era’

A course that management expert Rahul Kapoor developed a few years ago—Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the New Space Era—holds lessons for making sense of today’s commercial space boom.

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Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability
Reto Gieré holding a map.

“Many people still think of waste as something disposable, rather than as a resource that still contains value,” says Reto Gieré, earth and environmental science professor in the School of Arts & Sciences.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Climate)

Reto Gieré on energy systems, waste, and sustainability

The earth and environmental science professor invites his students to view sustainability as integral to industry and to reconsider waste as a potential resource for reuse.

From Penn Climate

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Penn Electric Racing’s comeback
Penn Electric Racing’s REV11 car racing on a track.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Engineering

Penn Electric Racing’s comeback

The team behind the fully electric REV11 race car overcame technical challenges to successfully compete in this year’s Formula SAE Electric competition, placing 15th overall and earning first place in the Business Presentation event.

Melissa Pappas

New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma
microscopic view of Multiple myeloma.

Image: Md Ariful Islam via Getty Images

New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma

In a phase I clinical trial from Penn Medicine, activating T cells with the antibody cevostamab targets a protein found on the surface of plasma cells, supporting further clinical research as a myeloma treatment.

From Penn Medicine News

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On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile
Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches.

Arnav Lal collects water at Playa Baquerizo on San Cristóbal Island as a sea lion watches.

(Image: Lisa Mattei)

On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile

Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.

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Traditional food program reduces heart failure hospital visits in Navajo Nation

Traditional food program reduces heart failure hospital visits in Navajo Nation

In a randomized clinical trial, medically tailored meals rooted in traditional Diné foods are linked to fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits, improved quality of life, and reduced food insecurity among heart failure patients.

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The power of funded discovery
A nurse looking at charts and data on a wall.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Nursing

The power of funded discovery

Federal dollars are driving new tools and discoveries at Penn Nursing, highlighting just how much innovation is at stake when national support shifts.

From Penn Nursing News

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