New electric vehicles jolt Penn toward sustainability goals New electric vehicles jolt Penn toward sustainability goals The University has purchased its first passenger electric vehicles, with four EV vans added to the fleet during Climate Week.
A FLASH of radiation may pave the way toward new cancer care for people and pets alike (Homepage image) Meg Ruller, a 2018 graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine, calls the FLASH trials “a fantastic opportunity” for Maple to receive a cutting-edge treatment—and to contribute to a scientific understanding of how FLASH radiation might help others in the future. A FLASH of radiation may pave the way toward new cancer care for people and pets alike Led by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Keith Cengel and the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Brian Flesner, a new study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of treating oral cancer in dogs with a palliative radiation in just two clinic visits.
Promising efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis Promising efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis Margaret Lowenstein, an LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the increase in opioid and drug overdoses since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks during the annual press conference of the non governmental organization in Berlin, Germany, in this Jan. 21, 2014 file picture. Roth has been named the inaugural Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Visiting Fellow at Perry World House. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) Kenneth Roth on the state of human rights today
Five election takeaways A cable network television broadcast on the Pennsylvania Senate race with Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Image: AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Five election takeaways Stephanie Perry, executive director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies and manager for exit polls at NBC News, shares her team’s top five exit-poll analyses to help explain what happened.
Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories From the opening of the Penn Medicine Pavilion to the intricacies of broadband expansion—read some recent Penn Today stories that won district awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Brazil’s presidential election CLALS director Tulia Falleti, CLALS Distinguished Visiting Scholar Marilene Felinto, and Penn historian Melissa Teixeira, discuss Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva’s defeat of right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil’s presidential election Three experts share their thoughts on Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva’s defeat of right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, and what it means for Latin America’s largest democracy.
Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Ben Stitz of the men’s soccer team, Livia Loozen of the field hockey team, and Trey Flowers of the football team have secured Ivy League Player of the Week recognition.
Despite lower crime rates in 2020, risk of victimization grew Despite lower crime rates in 2020, risk of victimization grew Research out of Penn and the Naval Postgraduate School found that early in the pandemic the possibility of getting robbed or assaulted in a public place in the U.S. jumped by 15% to 30%, a rate that has stayed elevated since.
An ‘energetic’ Election Day at Penn An ‘energetic’ Election Day at Penn Student volunteers from Penn Leads the Vote greeted voters at Penn Commons, helping them determine their registration status and answering questions.