Five ways to give this holiday season Bridging the education gap is one way donors can meet crucial needs, says Rosqueta. Image: All Our Kin. Five ways to give this holiday season The Center for High Impact Philanthropy identifies strategies for donors seeking to do more good.
Gift from 1992 alum John Di Paolo creates women’s basketball assistant coach endowment Image: Penn Athletics Gift from 1992 alum John Di Paolo creates women’s basketball assistant coach endowment This gift marks the first assistant coach endowment to be made since the public launch of Power the Next 100.
Advances in cancer research Interleukin-18 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the IL18 gene. “We designed an ‘armored’ CAR that secretes IL18 where we found it to have potent antitumor efficacy in our preclinical studies,” said Carl June. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Advances in cancer research Recent research shows promise in a novel CAR T therapy after cancer relapse, and a novel treatment for multiple myeloma.
Penn Figure Skating Club brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to life Penn Figure Skating Club brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to life A cast of 31 skaters took to the ice to perform original choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
WXPN seeks Black Americana artists for Black Opry Residency (Image: WXPN) WXPN seeks Black Americana artists for Black Opry Residency WXPN is looking for five Black Americana artists for a week-long residency this winter. The brand-new artist development program is funded by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Turning carbon emissions into rocks Open-pit mines like the one seen here generate millions of tons of waste each year. Researchers in the Clean Energy Conversions Lab are working on technologies that could turn this waste into carbon-storing rocks, potentially keeping a substantial amount of CO2 out of the atmosphere. (Image: Peter Psarras) Turning carbon emissions into rocks In Penn’s Clean Energy Conversions Lab, researcher Peter Psarras and colleagues are repurposing waste from industrial mines, storing carbon pulled from the atmosphere into newly formed rock.
Beyond classroom learning: The Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program Students in the Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program gather in front of Penn’s LOVE statue on College Green. Pictured left to right: Farah Essam Girat-Allah, Rawan Sleem, Carine Mankarious, and George Habib. (Image: Inspiring Impact) Beyond classroom learning: The Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program The initial cohort of five students from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt are finishing their first semester on Penn’s campus as Sawiris Scholars.
How the perception of risks and benefits influence cancer clinical trial withdrawal outcomes How the perception of risks and benefits influence cancer clinical trial withdrawal outcomes A new study from the School of Nursing examines the association between patients’ perceived benefits and burdens of research participation and withdrawal.
What secrets might 2-million-year-old DNA hold? Genetic material extracted from permafrost in northern Greenland revealed the presence of a rich, warm, and vibrant ancient ecosystem in what is today a cold and rather barren landscape, offering promise for future scientific discovery based on ancient environmental DNA. What secrets might 2-million-year-old DNA hold? Scientists from Denmark recently extracted and sequenced the oldest-ever DNA, from permafrost in Greenland, revealing a robust ecosystem of 135 species. Penn Today spoke with four faculty members about the potential power of ancient DNA.
Big 5 big-ups Padilla with Player of the Week award mage: Penn Athletics Big 5 big-ups Padilla with Player of the Week award The fourth-year guard averaged 21 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in Penn’s wins over Bucknell, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Temple.