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In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source
Through an innovative new course in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, students explore the life cycles of the materials frequently used in art and design—from paints to potting soil.
News・ Campus & Community
Anna Cowenhoven named head of University Communications at Penn
Anna Cowenhoven will begin her role as Vice President for University Communications on Aug.
News・ Sports
Penn to battle Auburn in first round of NCAA tourney
The Quakers and the Tigers will face off in the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Friday at Auburn.
News・ Health Sciences
Home health is another care setting where workers use judgment language
A first-of-its kind study from Penn LDI reveals that Black and Hispanic patients are described negatively, and have shorter visits.
News・ Health Sciences
Why new cancer treatment discoveries are proliferating
The approval of CAR T cell therapy ushered in a new era for cancer treatment.
News・ Health Sciences
Nanorobotic system presents new options for targeting fungal infections
Researchers from Penn Dental and Penn Engineering have developed a nanorobot system that precisely and rapidly targets fungal infections in the mouth.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Ancient medicine in today’s world
Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of History and Sociology of Science, probes modern science’s enthrallment with the powerful Amazonian intoxicant ayahuasca.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Fair use in visual arts
Penn Carey Law’s Cynthia Dahl weighs in on the SCOTUS decision regarding Andy Warhol and fair use in art.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Why the Vaccine Safety Reporting System should be renamed
VAERS, the federal health system for reporting “adverse events” after vaccination, is designed to assist in the early detection of complications and responsive action. But the flood of social media references to the system during the COVID-19 pandemic created confusion.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating
In an honors thesis for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, 2023 grad Talia Fiester examines “Neoliberal Love and the Pathology of Gen Z’s Singledom.”