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Matthew Grossman named head of University Communications at Penn
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Matthew Grossman will oversee the University’s internal and external communications operations effective April 7.

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Matthew Grossman named head of University Communications at Penn

The Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Techstars will succeed Stephen J. MacCarthy on April 7.
Penn named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars
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Penn named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars

The Department of State has named Penn a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “Top Producing Institution,” one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of awardees, for the 2024-25 academic year. Last year, 15 Penn students and alumni were offered Fulbright grants to 13 countries.
Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges
A smiling woman stands facing the camera with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a glass-fronted row of offices with a glass railing in front of her. She is wearing a white coat and maroon head covering.

Bayan Galal, a first-year medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine and a graduate associate at Perry World House, is looking to blend a medical career with a concentration in global health.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Medical student Bayan Galal aims to tackle global health challenges

    The first-year Penn Medicine student and graduate associate at Perry World House draws her inspiration from her family’s lived experience.
    Gymnastics secures 15th Ivy Classic title
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    Gymnastics secures 15th Ivy Classic title

    The Quakers repeated as Ivy Classic champions for the first time since 2012 to secure their 15th Ivy Classic title.

    From Penn Athletics

    New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs
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    New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs

    Penn researchers have designed an organ-specific mRNA and lipid nanoparticle therapy which could lead to new targeted treatments for damaged organs.

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    Corine Labridy leads an exploration of French Caribbean culture and literature
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    Corine Labridy, an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies, uses the literature of the French Caribbean to help students learn larger lessons about identity and culture.

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    Corine Labridy leads an exploration of French Caribbean culture and literature

    The French and Francophone Studies faculty member took an unconventional route to academia. She places the voices of the islands at the heart of her work.
    From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies
    Sadie and Raymond Alexander with a film projector in a room with books on bookshelves and framed photos behind them.

    Penn alumni Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander and Raymond Pace Alexander in their North Philadelphia home, 1708 W. Jefferson St., in 1952, looking at some of their home movies, which are in the University Archives and Records Center.

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    From the Archives: Raymond and Sadie Alexander family home movies

    The University Archives’ Alexander Family Papers document the professional and personal lives of Penn trailblazers Raymond and Sadie Alexander, as well as some of their family members. Included are more than 100 home movies, dating from 1930 to 1961.
    Getting to the root of root canals
    Person receiving treatment in a dental clinic.

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    Getting to the root of root canals

    Penn researchers use iron oxide nanozymes to treat infections during root canals with fewer adverse effects than clinical gold standard while also promoting tissue healing.
    Sophia Z. Lee: ‘The Reconciliation Roots of Fourth Amendment Privacy’
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    Sophia Z. Lee: ‘The Reconciliation Roots of Fourth Amendment Privacy’

    The dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School explores “privacies of life” and Fourth Amendment rights in the University of Chicago Law Review.

    From Penn Carey Law