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Power and possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court.

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Power and possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court

“Curation, Narration, Erasure: Power and Possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court,” an article by Seaman Family University Professor Karen M. Tani, analyzes the 2023 Supreme Court term, including major controversies over presidential power, firearms regulation, reproductive rights, and the administrative state.

From Penn Carey Law

Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases
A researcher looking at brain scans on a computer in a lab.

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Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases

A Penn-led collaboration of radiology, computational chemistry, and neurology experts will identify and test new tracers for PET scans to help diagnose and monitor diseases.

Kelsey Geesler

Lisa Servon wins award for community partnership
Lisa Servon talks with students in her practicum course.

Lisa Servon talks with students in her practicum course. 

(Image: Weitzman School of Design)

Lisa Servon wins award for community partnership

A professor in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Lisa Servon was recognized for her work with the Kensington Corridor Trust. The honor was presented by Provost John L. Jackson Jr. and Netter Center director Ira Harkavy on Dec. 16.

Kristina García

Journey to Joy
A handwritten Joy Map on a table.

A handwritten joy map on a table.

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Journey to Joy

In a joint class within the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication, PIK professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big in Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life.

Kristina García

Robert Gifford’s breakthroughs in real-time system safety
Flight control panel on a plane.

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Robert Gifford’s breakthroughs in real-time system safety

The doctoral candidate with the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering Center at Penn Engineering is revolutionizing real-time systems on modern multicore computers.

From Penn Engineering

How information spread on Facebook during and after the 2020 election
People with a large compter screen and oversized magnifying glasses searching for something online.

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How information spread on Facebook during and after the 2020 election

Annenberg School for Communications’ Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues analyzed the spread of over one billion Facebook posts to reveal how information flowed on the social network.

Hailey Reissman

Eric Anglero at the LGBT Center
Eric Anglero stands in the hallway of the LGBT Center, a rainbow flag to their right

As part of University Life, connections and partnerships exist across the cultural centers, Anglero says. “There is so much infrastructure here we can strive to work with,” they say, noting that those intercultural connections can be impactful for students.

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Eric Anglero at the LGBT Center

Almost one year into their new role as director of the LGBT Center, Eric Anglero looks to support students and community with robust programming and a place where “you can just be.”

Kristina García

Wharton MBA student is out of this world
Jameel Janjua in front of an F-16.

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Wharton MBA student is out of this world

Jameel Janjua discusses his interest in spaceflight, the fastest aircraft he has flown, the effect of supersonic speed on the body, attending Wharton, and his first time in space.
Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy
Microscopic view of a glioblastoma organoid.

A patient-derived glioblastoma organoid treated with dual-target CAR-T cells. T cells (magenta) infiltrate the tumor organoid and kill tumor cells (blue; yellow indicates dying cells).

(Image: Yusha Sun and Xin Wang from the laboratories of Guo-li Ming and Hongjun Song)

Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy

Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to researchers at Penn Medicine.

Kelsey Geesler

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