A call for less talk and more action on luxury emissions Image: Courtesy of Penn Carey Law Journal A call for less talk and more action on luxury emissions Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy at Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, argues for a luxury emissions tax that would focus on grossly excessive personal carbon emissions.
Removing the barrier surrounding solid tumors clears path for T cells Stroma-targeting CAR T cells (green) accumulate in the stroma surrounding a tumor in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. (Image: Zebin Xiao) Removing the barrier surrounding solid tumors clears path for T cells Penn researchers uncover a new way to target solid tumors. Using CAR T cells to remove cancer-associated fibroblasts surrounding pancreatic tumors allows T cells to infiltrate and attack the tumor cells.
Penn Medicine’s Carl June to receive 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Penn Medicine’s Carl June to receive 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences The Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine is honored for pioneering the development of CAR T cell therapy, which programs patients’ own immune cells to fight their cancer.
Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García The Penn Graduate School of Education student, who earned her bachelor’s from the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring, talks about her work with the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team and her aspirations of becoming a teacher.
Many don’t know key facts about U.S. Constitution, Annenberg civics study finds Image: iStock/Zorica Jovanov Many don’t know key facts about U.S. Constitution, Annenberg civics study finds Many Americans do not know what rights are protected under the First Amendment and a substantial number cannot name all three branches of government, according to the 2023 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey.
Quakers on quest for first gridiron title in seven years (Images: Penn Athletics) Quakers on quest for first gridiron title in seven years The football team kicks off its 147th season on Saturday, Sept. 16, versus Colgate in New York.
Can the COVID playbook help end malaria? A Sept. 12 Perry World House event, Can the COVID Playbook Help End Malaria?, looked at the historic fight against this disease, along with new developments in mRNA vaccine technologies and lessons learned from the global COVID-19 pandemic. (Image: Gabby Szczepanek) Can the COVID playbook help end malaria? In a Perry World House conversation, Matthew Laurens, Martina Mchenga, and Drew Weissman discussed how lessons from a global pandemic could help in the fight to eradicate malaria.
The Arthur Ross Gallery and Penn Live Arts awarded The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants Rennie Harris Puremovement in performance. (Image: JHsumedia) The Arthur Ross Gallery and Penn Live Arts awarded The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants Two other project grants to area cultural institutions involve Michelle Lopez of the Weitzman School of Design and alum Kiyoshi Kuromiya.
Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis Wildfires are becoming increasingly common as a result of the climate crisis, endangering biodiversity and humans.(Image: iStock/Toa55) Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis The climate crisis impacts everyone. During Climate Week at Penn, which will be held from Sept. 18-22, everyone is invited to find their place in the climate movement.
Penn milestone heralds more expansive approach to preservation Through Weitzman’s Center for Architectural Conservation, preservation faculty and students are working with the National Park Service and the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps to preserve Wupatki National Monument, where people first gathered in the 1100s. (Image: Ha Leem) Penn milestone heralds more expansive approach to preservation For 40 years, Penn’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation has expanded its purview and explores how to become more of a public design practice.