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New insight into optimal protein dosing for critically ill patients
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New insight into optimal protein dosing for critically ill patients

A study from Penn Nursing’s Charlene Compher and colleagues found that higher protein didn’t help this ICU patient population, and for those with acute kidney failure it actually caused harm.

Michele W. Berger

Quaker quartet picks up Big 5 awards
A collage showing Jordan Dingle shooting a shot, Nick Spinoso screaming, Kayla Padilla shooting a shot, and Jordan Obi driving to the basket.

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Quaker quartet picks up Big 5 awards

Jordan Dingle, Nick Spinoso, Kayla Padilla, and Jordan Obi have each been recognized for the exceptional play this past season.
Penn Libraries receives archive of writer, activist, and historian James G. Spady
James Spady (right) and South African writer Es'kia Mphahlele.

James Spady (right) interviewing South African writer Es’kia Mphahlele.

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Penn Libraries receives archive of writer, activist, and historian James G. Spady

Spady’s prolific archive highlights figures in African American history including scholars, musicians, and architects, and documented Philadelphia’s place in the Civil Rights Movement and hip-hop.

From Penn Libraries

Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Jamie-Lee Josselyn sitting in a room full of chairs

As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn. A Penn alum, she is also the founder and director of the Summer Workshop for Young Writers at the Kelly Writers House. 

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Who, What, Why: Jamie-Lee Josselyn

As associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, Jamie-Lee Josselyn visits high schools across the country to talk with student writers about opportunities at Penn.
Penn third-year Sarah Asfari named 2023 Beinecke Scholar
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Sarah Asfari, a third-year in the College of Arts and Sciences from Raleigh, North Carolina, has been awarded a 2023 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

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Penn third-year Sarah Asfari named 2023 Beinecke Scholar

Asfari is one of 20 undergraduates in the nation to be awarded a 2023 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
How to protect the integrity of survey research
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How to protect the integrity of survey research

Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that inform policy and help society understand itself. In a new article, 20 experts from diverse fields offer a dozen recommendations to improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of surveys.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment
Trump supporters hold Trump 2024 flags and campaign signs in shadow as the sun sets.

Supporters carry flags as they protest the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, Thursday, March 30, 2023, near his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment

Finkelstein, the founder and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, discusses how this case is a test of America’s institutions, the rule of law, and the world’s oldest democracy.

Kristen de Groot