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Understanding the cellular mechanisms driving solid tumors’ robust defense system
Researchers from Penn have identified a “forcefield-like” defense system in solid tumors and the genetic elements that can switch it off.
News・ Health Sciences
A wrap for the first cohort of the Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program
For the past year, 10 teams of two senior nurse leaders from across the country had the opportunity to focus on a problem unique to their health care system through the joint program between Penn Nursing and The Wharton School.
News・ Campus & Community
A climate expert’s return to Penn
Jen Wilcox, an expert on direct-air capture, is the inaugural faculty appointment in the Kleinman Center and served for three years as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy. She discusses her time away and her return to Penn.
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The mechanics of collaboration
Penn Ph.D. student Xinlan Emily Hu leads a group of budding engineers and social scientists who study communication across teams. The group has developed a new toolkit aimed at helping researchers analyze and measure teamwork.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Doing the work to end health disparities
Ala Stanford is a surgeon, a national leader in health equity, and professor of practice at Penn. Her new book chronicles her path from North Philly, how she served thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her work to end health disparities.
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Breaking down how state voting laws have changed since 2020
Political scientist Marc Meredith talks about the ways some states have made voting laws more restrictive or more expansive since 2020 and what these changes mean for the 2024 elections.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will investigate the history of galaxies
Robyn Sanderson and collaborators are unearthing the history of the universe’s formation by looking for clues that reveal its “galactic fossil record.”
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Telling the story of a Hispanic war hero
In his new book “The Ballad of Roy Benavidez,” Penn historian William Sturkey explores the life of this Hispanic war hero, his fight to maintain veteran disability benefits, and the ways in which Hispanic Americans have long shaped U.S. history with scant acknowledgement.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Who, What, Why: Devdyuti Paul
In a summer internship at the Barnes Foundation, Devdyuti Paul makes the arts accessible.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Analyzing civics education at community colleges
A new report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how to enhance the current state of civics education in community colleges.