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At left, Allison Kuzyk tries to steal the ball from an offensive player; at right Julia Russo makes a move on the goalie.

Kuzyk-Russo connection leads Quaker comeback vs. Brown

The field hockey team beat Brown 3-2 on Saturday at Ellen Vagelos Field. They have won four out of their last five games.

A person seated at a dining table with their elbows on the table, with one single carrot on the plate before them.

The allure of fad diets, and why they fail

In a new book, Penn nutritional anthropologist Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill of the University of Washington, Tacoma, explain the cultural, social, and psychological fixation on fad diets and why they don’t typically succeed.

Five researchers newly elected to National Academy of Medicine: Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman

Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine

Five Penn experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for their contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

penn president liz magill sits at a table at hamilton school

Netter Center kicks off 30th anniversary programming

A fall celebration at Andrew Hamilton School showcased Penn’s flourishing University-Assisted Community Schools initiative.

A new Penn service helps employees with student loan debt

The University has partnered with PeopleJoy, a financial wellness benefits organization, to help with student loan debt.

A large hand holding a smaller hand with a blurred head of a child in the background.

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

The findings, derived from a new model created by researchers at Penn and elsewhere, point to the need for specific and specifically timed interventions aimed at this vulnerable, under-5 population.

Chung Sye-kyun speaks at the podium at Perry World House.

South Korea’s response to COVID-19: Lessons for the next pandemic

Former South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun shared his nation’s successful approach to the pandemic in a Perry World House lecture.

Meeting a ‘generational challenge’: Feeding the world and doing it sustainably

With the launch of the Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security, the School of Veterinary Medicine is working “to make animal agriculture part of a solution to a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future.”

A banner with the Penn shield for the Inauguration of the ninth president, Liz Magill, on Friday, October 21, 2022.

Inauguration day at Penn

How to watch President Magill’s historic inauguration.

Maya activist Cristina Coc speaks into a microphone on the Perry World House stage

Decolonize the future: Defending Indigenous rights and lands

Three Maya activists from Belize spoke with Richard M. Leventhal about the challenges and progress they’ve made on land rights in recent years.

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