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Faith in public life
In a conversation sponsored by the School of Social Policy & Practice, Ben Jealous discussed religion’s potential to transform society with Charles ‘Chaz’ Howard and David Saperstein.
News・ Health Sciences
Study shows promise of new anti-KRAS drug for pancreatic cancer
A small molecule inhibitor that attacks the difficult cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS successfully shrunk tumors or stopped cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Scholars look at ramifications from ‘zero COVID’ protests in China
The Center for the Study of Contemporary China, in co-sponsorship with Perry World House, held a forum to discuss the protests and what they mean for China and its citizens going forward.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries acquires archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music
The historic partnership provides the public access to nearly 175 years of Philadelphia’s rich musical history.
News・ Health Sciences
How ketamine acts as ‘switch’ in the brain
Penn researchers find that the anesthetic and fast-acting antidepressant switches natural patterns of neuronal activity in the cerebral cortex.
News・ Science & Technology
For ‘spirit of innovation,’ three from Penn named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine were honored with the recognition.
News・ Health Sciences
What the Twitter upheaval means to Penn health services researchers
LDI senior fellows weigh in on Twitter’s current upheaval, and whether they think the situation at the social media company will impact how they disseminate research in the future.
News・ Campus & Community
Penn senior and four alumni have received Schwarzman Scholarships
The Scholarships fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
News・ Science & Technology
Soft robots gain new strength
Penn Engineers have developed a clutch 63 times stronger than current electroadhesive clutches, making soft robots stronger and safer and making virtual reality gloves feel more real.
News・ Sports
Sawyer, Dingle capture weekly conference awards
Sawyer, of the women’s basketball team, has been selected Ivy League Rookie of the Week, and Dingle, of the men’s basketball team, earned Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.