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Nurse practitioner award for Selena Ann Gilles

Nurse practitioner award for Selena Ann Gilles

Gilles, a practice professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences and associate dean for School and Community Engagement at Penn Nursing, has been named a recipient of the& 2025 AANP State Award for Outstanding Contributions by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Composto, Jordan-Sciutto named vice provosts at Penn
Russell Composto and Kelly Jordan-Sciutto

Russell Composto (left), Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, Vice Provost for Graduate Education.

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Composto, Jordan-Sciutto named vice provosts at Penn

The two new positions will assume many of the administrative and oversight roles of the deputy provost and the vice provost for education.

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Penn engineers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug
Qiuyue Nie and Maria Zotova, from left, purify samples of the fungus in a lab.

First author Qiuyue Nie (left) and coauthor Maria Zotova purify samples of the fungus.

(Image: Bella Ciervo)

Penn engineers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug

Penn-led researchers have isolated a new class of molecules from Aspergillus flavus, a toxic crop fungus, and modified it into a promising cancer-killing compound

Ian Scheffler

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Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives
Lauren Hyppolite standing in a bright hallway. She's grinning and looking slightly to the side.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite is the managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

    As managing director of Research, Centers, and Academic Initiatives at the Wharton School, Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

    3 min. read

    Keeping food safe and animals healthy
    A lab technician injecting small eggs with a substance via syringe.

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    Keeping food safe and animals healthy

    As part of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center helps to protect animals and humans from health threats and minimize agricultural economic loss.

    7 min. read

    Impact of research
    Idea illustration showing hands reaching towards a lightbulb of ideas overlayed on a cityscape.

    Illustration: Lauren Thomas

  • Q&A

    • Impact of research

    Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell discusses with Inspiring Impact Magazine why a robust research enterprise is at the core of Penn’s educational mission.

    From Penn Inspiring Impact

    5 min. read

    Lauder Institute launches expanded summer immersion for Class of 2027, introducing new geopolitical themes

    Lauder Institute launches expanded summer immersion for Class of 2027, introducing new geopolitical themes

    This year’s program, a cornerstone of the Institute’s Master of Arts in International Studies—a joint degree offered in combination with the Wharton MBA—offers a six-week deep dive into the Institute’s newly introduced geopolitical themes, with an additional week at the start of the immersion dedicated to contextualizing the geopolitical challenges shaping today’s business landscape.

    Penn Medicine outreach addresses health-related social needs
    A volunteer with Penn Medicine SHARE Food Program hands a box of food to a bike courier.

    Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine

    Penn Medicine outreach addresses health-related social needs

    For five years, Penn Medicine’s Social Needs Response Team has connected patients to vital support foundational to good health.

    From Penn Medicine Magazine

    2 min. read