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Hey Day 2021: ‘Senior year is ours to seize’
college hall steps during hey day

Homepage image: Penn President Amy Gutmann met students on College Green, officially declaring them seniors.

Hey Day 2021: ‘Senior year is ours to seize’

An in-person celebration well worth the wait, students wore their custom red T-shirts and plastic foam skimmer hats while waving their canes, as Penn President Amy Gutmann declared them officially seniors on College Green.

Lauren Hertzler

Geographic disparities in lower extremity amputation rates
Person in hospital bed leaning forward while a doctor checks their back with a stethoscope.

Geographic disparities in lower extremity amputation rates

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that peripheral artery disease affects Black people and those of low socioeconomic status, and the U.S. health system is missing opportunities to slow or stop the progression.

From Penn LDI

Improved fluorescent amino acids for cellular imaging
a light bulb with a chemical structure in front of an image of cells that are all blue tinged

New research describes how proteins in living cells can be engineered to include synthetic fluorescent amino acids that are bright, long-lasting, and have properties that sense their environment. (Image: E. James Petersson)

Improved fluorescent amino acids for cellular imaging

New research describes how to insert synthetic fluorescent amino acids into proteins in living cells, with implications for the study of neurological diseases.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Fantastic Quaker foursome take home weekly accolades
Top, from left: senior running back Isaiah Malcome runs the ball against Lehigh and sophomore goalkeeper Sabien Paumen blocks a ball during a game; bottom, from left: junior quarterback Andrew Paolini runs with the ball and junior linebacker Lewis Evans motions near a referree.

Fantastic Quaker foursome take home weekly accolades

The football team’s Isaiah Malcome and the field hockey team’s Sabien Paumen have been honored by the Ivy League; sprint football’s Andrew Paolini and Lewis Evans have earned CSFL recognition.
A generation shaped by a pandemic
notecards from generation pandemic

Homepage image: Strickberger and Jinich asked each person they interviewed to write in their notebook the answer to the question: “After the pandemic I want to…”

A generation shaped by a pandemic

Two Penn seniors travel the country to interview young adults about their experiences during the past year to create an oral history archive with stories, images, and video.
Five things to know about the upcoming flu season
health care worker injects vaccine into patient's arm

Flu shots are a simple way to lower the risk of getting hit with the respiratory virus this fall and winter. Students are required to get vaccinated, and faculty, staff, and postdocs are strongly encouraged to do so.

Five things to know about the upcoming flu season

Thanks to COVID prevention measures, last year’s flu season was among the mildest in years. Penn experts explain why this year may be different and how to prepare.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Quakers run all over Lehigh
Against Lehigh at Franklin Field, running back Trey Flowers breaks and open field tackle.

Quakers run all over Lehigh

Senior running backs Isaiah Malcome and Trey Flowers rushed for 201 yards and 115 yards, respectively, in Penn’s 20-0 shutout of Lehigh on Saturday at Franklin Field.
Cancer care in Penn Medicine’s Pavilion: Reimagined, revitalized, and inclusive
Rendering of a patient’s room in the Penn Med Pavilion.

Pavilion patient room rendering, with ample space for family members. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

Cancer care in Penn Medicine’s Pavilion: Reimagined, revitalized, and inclusive

The Pavilion is designed to bring research and clinical care together, while connecting patients and their families with their medical teams in innovative ways.

From Penn Medicine News

‘Poldergeist’ videos make knowledge of climate change accessible
pool with pumps A graphic from the Poldergeist video that explains a pump system in the Netherlands. (Image: Simon Richter, Jenesis Cochrane, Justine Seo, and Rebekah Lee)

‘Poldergeist’ videos make knowledge of climate change accessible

In the first video of a series, Simon Richter of the School of Arts & Sciences, alongside a team of interns, works to demystify the Netherlands’ handle on sea level rise.