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What are non-fungible tokens?

What are NFTs? Sarah Hammer from The Wharton School breaks down the basics of the digital assets.

Lance Freeman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Interim President Wendell Pritchett and Interim Provost Beth Winkelstein announce the appointment of Lance Freeman as the University of Pennsylvania’s 29th Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor.

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Combating health misinformation

A new article from Penn Nursing explains how unreliable and false health information accelerated during the pandemic, and how social media platforms amplified the problem.

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Two Penn faculty named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Yuxin Chen and Deep Jariwala have been recognized for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments as members of the next generation of scientific leaders.

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How a more inclusive workplace could stem ‘The Great Resignation’

In a recent report, two Wharton School professors outline some key points organizations can take to effect change and meaningfully prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

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Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S.

$125 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder to transform nursing care

Newly discovered ‘encrypted peptides’ with antibiotic properties

A new study reports three distinct proteins in human plasma that have naturally occurring antibiotic properties.

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After completing drawing ‘marathon,’ Mark Stockton displays 100 portraits in Arts Lounge

The Arts Lounge, a collaboration between The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation and Penn Live Arts, will display works by West Philadelphia artist Mark Stockton.

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Trio of Quakers earn weekly Ivy awards

The men’s and women’s basketball teams each dispatched Harvard on Saturday—the men at home and the women in Massachusetts—and three Quakers have been honored by the Ivy League for their performances against the Crimson.

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A hearty thank you from Penn’s longtime leader

Former President Amy Gutmann offered gratitude for and bid farewell to the Penn community who she says has become her family throughout the years.

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