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Penn Professor Explores History of Adoption in New Book

The question caused consternation. Several decades ago when Peter Conn and his wife filled out paperwork to adopt a baby girl from Korea, one of the questions on a state government form was about the number and names of their “natural” children. “We thought about sending the Commonwealth a letter patiently explaining that, if our three biological children were natural, it meant that Jennifer was unnatural,” he recalls.

Rewarding Groups for Losing Weight More Effective than Rewarding Individuals, Penn Medicine Study Finds

A multi-institution study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University, has found that tying financial incentives to group weight loss led to significantly greater weight loss than cash awards based on an individual's success in losing weight on his or her own.

Penn's Morris Arboretum Celebrates Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

This spring, the Morris Arboretum will once again host its annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration, in partnership with the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia. The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival is an initiative of the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia with the goal of fostering a better understanding of the cultural, social and educational customs of Japan in the United States.

Personalized Brain Mapping Technique Preserves Function Following Brain Tumor Surgery, Penn Review Reports

Neurosurgeons can visualize important pathways in the brain using an imaging technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to better adapt brain tumor surgeries and preserve language, visual and motor function while removing cancerous tissue.

Penn Dental Medicine Sponsors Oral Cancer Walk and 5K Run April 6

Penn Public Safety Kicks Off Share The Road Campaign

The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety has rescheduled its annual kick off to the Share the Road bicycle-safety campaign for Thursday, April 4, at 11 a.m. in front of the Penn Bookstore, 36th and Walnut streets, concluding with a press conference at 11:30.

Stem cell ‘grip’ helps determine its fate

The field of regenerative medicine holds great promise, propelled by a growing understanding of how stem cells differentiate themselves into many of the body’s different cell types. But clinical applications in the field have been slow to materialize, partially owing to difficulties in replicating the conditions these cells naturally experience.

SP2 hosts health fair, PAWS supply drive

The Community Teamworks program brings together alumni, faculty, students, and staff at the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) for days of service and volunteer projects around the city. On Saturday, April 6, Community Teamworks and the Sayre Health Center are co-sponsoring the 2nd Annual Community Health Fair, held in the Sayre Health Center parking lot, 59th and Locust streets.

Penn Social Work Student Learns Lessons of Hard Work and Justice for Immigrants

It began at age 5, long before she came to the University of Pennsylvania. During school breaks, while other students vacationed or went to camp, Jennifer Gutierrez was working.  At first, she worked as an interpreter for her mother who did not speak English. 

Free Museum night promotes love of literacy

According to KIDS COUNT, a national and state-by-state effort to track the wellbeing of American children, reading proficiently by the end of third grade is a crucial marker in a child’s educational development. Failure to read proficiently is linked to higher school dropout rates, which is why promoting literacy among young children is so crucial. On Wednesday, April 10, the Penn Museum will help spread the love of books with a free night of reading, storytelling, and hands-on activities to celebrate literacy.