Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S. Homepage image: The Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program will recruit and prepare nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S. 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 Newly discovered ‘encrypted peptides’ with antibiotic properties A new study reports three distinct proteins in human plasma that have naturally occurring antibiotic properties.
After completing drawing ‘marathon,’ Mark Stockton displays 100 portraits in Arts Lounge 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.
Trio of Quakers earn weekly Ivy awards 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.
A hearty thank you from Penn’s longtime leader 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.
Do success stories cause false beliefs about success? Image: Austin Distel on Unsplash. Do success stories cause false beliefs about success? Does explicitly acknowledging bias make us less likely to make biased decisions? A new study examining how people justify decisions based on biased data finds that this is not exactly the case.
Banks selected for U.S. National Development Team Banks selected for U.S. National Development Team The senior center back was one of eight athletes named to the U.S. Women’s National Development Team after a four-day selection camp at Queens University of Charlotte.
Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment For religious studies professor Jolyon Thomas, “faith is a black box,” he says. Rather than be a participant in religious faith, Thomas is much more interested in studying its causations, repercussions, and interplay with identity, politics, and education. Jolyon Baraka Thomas on curiosity and contentment For Jolyon Baraka Thomas of the School of Arts & Sciences, the route to religious studies was the same one that led him away from faith.
A serendipitous finding lends new insight into how atopic dermatitis develops New findings in atopic dermatitis reveal an inflammatory cascade unfolding early in disease development, according to researchers from the School of Dental Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Image: Courtesy of Kang Ko) A serendipitous finding lends new insight into how atopic dermatitis develops Research from the School of Dental Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory reveals a mechanism behind the inflammation that is a feature of the common skin disease.
A new makerspace for materials passion projects (Left to right) Michelle Paolicelli, David Nemeth, Michael Adjedj, Bryce Gunderman, and Sebastian Miralles break a composite material on the MSE Departmental Laboratory’s mechanical tester. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) A new makerspace for materials passion projects MatSci Makerspace is a space for students to work with the synthesis, processing, structure, properties and application of materials, with open hours for materials-centric passion projects.