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Orkan Telhan’s ‘Microbial Fruits of Istanbul’

“Microbial Fruits of Istanbul” is a collaboration between Orkan Telhan, associate professor of fine arts, and the architecture firm elii which explores the complex histories of Istanbul community gardens from the perspective of microorganisms.

Neon EMERGENCY sign on front of hospital.

New emergency department program enables patients to recover at home safely

Penn Medicine established a program to improve support for patients after emergency department visits, helping them recover at home instead of the hospital.

Portraits of Penn seniors Christina Miranda (left) and Amanda Moreno in the College of Arts and Sciences

Penn seniors target eating disorder risk at Philadelphia public high schools

President’s Engagement Prize-winning project Be Body Positive Philly, led by seniors Christina Miranda and Amanda Moreno, is designed to address eating disorder risk among Philadelphia high school students.

A fluorescent microscopic image of a cell labeled in orange with virus particles emerging from it labeled green.

Blocking viruses’ exit strategy

Tests of a new antiviral that aims to prevent the deadly Marburg virus from spreading in the body show promise, according to a study led by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers.

Illustration depicting basic needs like food, shelter, transportation, and dollar signs.

Fighting poverty with cash

Amy Castro Baker has helped deliver promising data out of Stockton, California, about the effects of giving people no-strings-attached money every month. Now boosted by a new research center at Penn that she’ll colead, more cities are jumping on board.

Two people look at three paintings on a wall in a museum, one is in a wheelchair taking a photo with a smartphone.

What Parkinson’s disease patients reveal about experiencing art

Penn Medicine researchers find impaired motor function like that experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease, impacts art perception and valuation.

First-year research is hands-on from the start

With the Penn Freshmen Exposure to Research in Biological Science program, students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM can jump-start their scientific careers with mentoring and opportunities to pursue original research.

A red and yellow train approaches a platform as passengers wait on the right side, including one in a hijab.

The ‘hijab penalty’: Feminist backlash to Muslim immigrants in Germany

Research from political scientists Nicholas Sambanis, Danny Choi, and Mathias Poertner finds discrimination against Muslim women is eliminated when they show progressive gender attitudes.

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander in her graduation dress in 1921.

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander: The first of many firsts

Despite encountering racism, sexism, and bigotry to get her Penn education, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman in the U.S. to get her Ph.D. in economics, and was one of the first three Black women to get a doctorate in any subject.

Notice taped to front door that reads FINAL NOTICE TO VACATE IMMEDIATELY.

How to strengthen housing safety nets

U.S. homeowners and renters need stronger safety nets than existing social insurance programs provide to prevent housing insecurity during economic downturns.

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