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Helping Those Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
As many of our neighbors in New Jersey and New York continue to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the University of Pennsylvania’s faculty, staff and students have undertaken a number of efforts within their respective units to support the victims of this terrible natural disaster. The Penn community should be aware that several organizations are actively supporting those whose lives have been upended by the storm and are accepting donations from those who want to help:
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A Comparative Medicine Study by Penn Vet Identifies a New Approach to Combat Viral Infections
PHILADELPHIA — When a virus such as influenza invades our bodies, interferon proteins are among the first immune molecules produced to fight off the attack. Interferon can also play a role in suppressing tumor growth and the effects of autoimmune diseases, and doctors may use an artificial form of interferon to treat patients with certain cancers or multiple sclerosis. But even this approach sometimes fails when patients’ bodies reject the foreign interferon or growing resistant to its effects.
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Penn Social Policy & Practice Researcher Studies Homelessness and Academic Achievement
PHILADELPHIA -- One million American school children are homeless each year, and many more are thought to move frequently. A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice is the lead author on a new longitudinal study linking homelessness and frequent moving with children’s achievement.
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Penn’s Public Safety Ranked First in Security Magazine’s Top-500 List for the Sixth Consecutive Year
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety has been ranked No. 1 in the higher-education sector for the sixth year in a row, according to Security Magazine’s Security 500 list.
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As a New Teacher, Penn Alumna Cindy Nicoletti Pays Forward the Gift of Education
Cindy Nicoletti, a 2011 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is one of those lucky people who has known since childhood what she wanted to do with her life. “I always wanted to be a teacher,” she says. “That was my main focus, ever since second grade.”
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Penn's Meredith Broussard Measures Philadelphia’s Civic Health
Compared to the rest of the United States, Philadelphia’s civic life is very healthy.
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Penn experts to discuss biology of autism at public lecture
Autism spectrum disorder, which appears to be more common than previously believed, remains frustratingly mysterious to doctors, researchers, and parents of children who are affected by the developmental condition.
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ARG presents rare look at Penn’s photo collection
Penn owns an extensive photography collection that includes the most influential names among 20th century photographers, including Ralph Gibson, Larry Clark, Garry Winogrand, W. Eugene Smith, Harold Edgerton, Elliott Erwitt, Manuel Bravo, Helmut Newton, and Edward Steichen. But the images rarely go on display.
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Chrome-plated, fuel-injected, Springsteen at Kelly Writers House
Show a little faith, there will be magic in the night when Kelly Writers House highlights “The Boss” in its singer-songwriter symposium. On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m., the New Jersey rocker’s music will headline at the Writers House Bruce “Springsteen Fest.” Following the informal, communal style of all Writers House events, nine scholars and artists have been selected to share their thoughts about the musician’s songs, says Al Filreis, faculty director of Writers House.
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Debate at Penn: Have We Lost the Spirit of Compromise in America?
PHILADELPHIA –- Will a hard-fought U.S. election, replete with record spending and ever more divisive rhetoric, really change anything in Washington?