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Brigitte Weinsteiger named H. Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director of the Penn Libraries
Weinsteiger has been at Penn Libraries since 2008. She assumed the new role on June 1.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Fungi on the front lines against environmental injustice
The collective efforts of the Symbiotic Architecture for Environmental Justice research community are making former industrial sites reborn as vibrant community gardens, and safe, green spaces for children to play a reality.
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Penn alum named 2024 Yenching Scholar
Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak, a 2023 graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Yenching Scholar, with full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing.
News・ Science & Technology
New insights on stem cell clones and inflammation in the bones
Research led by George Hajishengallis of Penn Dental sheds light on an aging-related condition that drives inflammation in older populations.
News・ Health Sciences
New ‘armored’ CAR therapy produces significant responses in cancer patients
For patients whose cancers don't respond to current CAR T cell therapies, a new, modified CAR T cell therapy by Penn’s Carl June shows promise in a phase 1 clinical trial.
News・ Science & Technology
Unlocking the next generation of wireless communications
Penn Engineers have developed an adjustable filter, about the size of a quarter, with potential to revolutionize wireless communications.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Public defender shortages
A new report by Paul Heaton, director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, shows that nearly every county in Pennsylvania has a shortage of public defenders.
News・ Health Sciences
How ‘invitations’ from Penn Medicine restored mammogram completion rates
To correct a COVID-caused lag in breast cancer screenings, Penn Medicine messaged every patient who was overdue. The rate of completed mammograms improved to 74%.
News・ Health Sciences
Text reminders help connect health care workers to care and improve their mental health
Nationwide, health care workers are facing strains to mental health, but Penn Medicine’s regular reminders about its mental health platform lead to significant improvements of symptoms.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Measuring readers of romance
Researchers at Penn's Price Lab for Digital Humanities conducted a quantitative analysis of the romance genre, studying thousands of avid readers and the hundreds of thousands of books in their collections in Goodreads