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Students walk around a compass embedded in Locust Walk on Penn campus.

What’s That? Locust Walk Compass

The granite compass embedded in Locust Walk has become the source of a campus legend.

A person is shown holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, a woman who was killed in police custody in Iran in 2022.

Marking a monumental death

In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.

The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people

LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.

C. Brian Rose at the Gordion archaeology site.

Penn Museum excavation designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Gordion, Turkey, is the first active Penn Museum archaeological site to be named in the UNESCO World Heritage List

Four bottles of Influenza vaccine beside one medical syringe.

Q&A

This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines

Judith A. O’Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine answers common questions about this year’s flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccines.

JT Goodman, a running back on the sprint football team, carries the ball through a large hole created by two blockers.

Dominant defensive effort fortifies Penn victory

The sprint football team defeated Cornell 21-9 on Friday. The Quaker defense held the Big Red offense to 120 yards.

Emily Wilson, wearing glasses and a Greek necklace, smiles.

Out this week: Emily Wilson’s ‘The Iliad’

After years in the making, Wilson’s translation of “The Iliad” will release on Sept. 26.

A person in a wheelchair with their hands folded in their lap.

Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury

A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma.

Person scratching at dermatitis on their arms.

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to atopic dermatitis

Findings from researchers from Penn Medicine link an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease with the presence of atopic dermatitis, which can lead to new treatments for both.

The immune health future, today

Breaking the code of the immune system could provide a new fundamental way of understanding, treating, and preventing every type of disease. Penn Medicine is investing in key discoveries about immunity and immune system function, and building infrastructure, to make that bold idea a reality.

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