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News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Paul Farber on the Monument Lab and public art
The Penn alum and co-founder of Monument Lab offers a behind-the-scenes look at the new public art installation curated by Monument Lab on the National Mall.
News・ Health Sciences
An immunotherapy strategy against all blood cancers
Researchers at Penn Medicine have demonstrated a new potential treatment using CAR T cell therapy using a CRISPR base-editing to develop a method called “epitope editing.”
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers
In a new collaborative study, PIK Professor Michael Platt models how the decision-making process unfolds in the brains of buyers and sellers considering a deal. These decisions were observable in eye movements and pupil dilation.
News・ Health Sciences
A summer studying the aesthetic brain
For third-year Olivia Kim, a PURM research experience with Penn neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee allowed her to combine her love of neuroscience and art in a working lab.
News・ Science & Technology
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials.
News・ Campus & Community
By the Numbers: University-Assisted Community Schools Summer Enrichment Program
This summer marked the 39th year of Netter Center summer programs for K-12 West Philadelphia students.
News・ Science & Technology
The physics of fat droplets reveal DNA danger
Penn Engineers are the first to discover fat-filled lipid droplets’ surprising capability to indent and puncture the nucleus, the organelle which contains and regulates a cell’s DNA.
News・ Health Sciences
Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative
The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.
News・ Campus & Community
Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community
Based in Penn’s School of Nursing, the Eidos Initiative provides innovators in LGBTQ+ health with access to resources, research, and support from all of Penn’s 12 schools.
News・ Science & Technology
A hub for water innovation and leadership
As the Water Center marks five years on campus, Penn Today takes a look at its achievements, ongoing projects, and plans for the future.