Paul Farber on the Monument Lab and public art Wendy Red Star, The Soil You See..., 2023, from Beyond Granite on the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Image: AJ Mitchell/Courtesy of Monument Lab) 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.
An immunotherapy strategy against all blood cancers Image: iStock/PhonlamaiPhoto 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.”
What’s That? Banned books chair nocred What’s That? Banned books chair The inaugural story in a new Penn Today series “What’s that?” features the banned books chair, decoupaged with words and pictures, one of the 50 beloved and mismatched chairs in the Kelly Writers House arts café.
A summer studying the aesthetic brain Image: iStock/SeventyFour 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.
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test 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.
Trading decisions are observable in the eyes of buyers and sellers (Image: iStock/PeopleImages) 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.
Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative nocred Who, What, Why 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.
Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community In June 2023, Penn Nursing hosted the Summer Innovation Institute at Tangen Hall. The five-day event connected people active in health equity, including LGBTQ+ issues. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) 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.
The physics of fat droplets reveal DNA danger Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News 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.
By the Numbers: University-Assisted Community Schools Summer Enrichment Program Image: Grace Strozewski By the Numbers 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.