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Chyke Doubeni Appointed Presidential Term Professor at Penn
PHILADELPHIA -- Chyke Doubeni has been named the second Presidential Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Doubeni, an expert on colorectal cancer and racial disparities in health care, is Presidential Term Associate Professor-Clinician Educator in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.
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Meredith Broussard of Penn Named 2012 USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program Fellow
PHILADELPHIA –Meredith Broussard, a lecturer in the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected to be a USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program Fellow.
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Botswana Internships Gives Penn Students Opportunities to Learn About, Lend a Hand to World Issues
The Botswana-UPenn Partnership can trace its roots back 11 years to a collaboration of medical professionals recruited to help stem the tide of AIDS infections in that southern African country. Over time, however, this health-care partnership expanded to include non-clinical summer internships for students from other University of Pennsylvania schools.
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Penn Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
PHILADELPHIA — We couldn’t live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard, triggering autoimmune diseases like lupus, asthma or inflammatory bowel disease. A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has now identified a crucial signaling molecule involved in counterbalancing the immune system attack.
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University celebrates 20th annual Penn Family Day
It’s fun for all at the 20th Annual Penn Family Day, Saturday, Oct. 13. As with previous Family Days, the festivities will be held on the north side of Franklin Field, where visitors this year can also enjoy the new Shoemaker Green.
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DPS events promote culture of campus safety
Penn is committed to the wellbeing of the entire University community, and is holding two special events to promote a culture of safety on campus. On Friday, Sept. 28, the Division of Public Safety (DPS) and the Philadelphia Fire Department are co-hosting Penn’s annual Campus Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Penn collecting instruments for Lea music program
Molly McGlone, assistant dean for advising at Penn, teaches courses in music and urban studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, including a residential program in Fisher Hassenfeld College House called “Music and Social Change.” McGlone is also a member of the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools, and for the past year and a half, she has been bringing these worlds together to establish music programs for students at West Philadelphia’s Henry C. Lea Elementary School.
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TREASURES jewelry sale returns to Penn Museum
Calling all treasure hunters! The Women’s Committee of the Penn Museum is bringing back its signature fundraiser, “TREASURES,” from Oct. 26–28, coinciding with Penn’s Homecoming Weekend.
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Mini symposium explores bias, brains, and race
Some scientists may think of themselves as impassive observers and analysts, but even the most talented and rigorous researchers possess biases that can slip into their professional work. The idea of bias in the scientific enterprise is at the root of a mini symposium, “From Skulls to Scans: How Brain Measurements Have Been Used, Misused, and Misunderstood in the Study of Racial Differences,” being held at the Penn Museum on Thursday, Oct. 4.
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Groundbreaking Celebration for Penn Center for Specialty Care at 3737 Market Street
WHAT: Penn Medicine and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, in partnership with The University City Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology, are set to break ground on a new 11-story tower at 3737 Market Street on The Science Center’s Campus in West Philadelphia. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center will be the anchor tenant.