Penn Trustees approve design for the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology Penn Trustees approve design for the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology Additional support from P. Roy Vagelos and Diana T. Vagelos helps to expand the building project which will consolidate the University’s existing and future energy research.
Five things to know about the promising COVID-19 vaccine news Five things to know about the promising COVID-19 vaccine news Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose work is a key factor helping to enable two vaccines in late stages of testing, sheds light on the biology behind them and on his predictions about next steps in vaccine development and approval.
Ancil George’s legacy reaches outside the stacks Since his retirement as community outreach librarian in 2019, Ancil George continues to volunteer at the local Lea Elementary School in West Philadelphia. (Pre-pandemic image: The Pennsylvania Gazette) nocred Ancil George’s legacy reaches outside the stacks After retiring in 2019, the long-serving Penn figure continues his work in community outreach in West Philadelphia.
Researchers find link between food insecurity and cardiovascular death risk Volunteers at the Food Bank for Monterey County’s drive-through food distribution in June 2020. Researchers find link between food insecurity and cardiovascular death risk Increasing rates of food insecurity in counties across the United States are independently associated with an increase in cardiovascular death rates among adults between the ages of 20 and 64.
Parasitic worms offer ‘the missing link’ on the dual nature of a key immune regulator Samples of nasal polyps removed from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis revealed the perforin-2 protein (labeled in green) in the cellular plasma membrane. A pore protein, perforin-2 may be how IL-33, a key immune signaling molecule, is able to exit these cells to trigger an immune response, according to new work led by a Penn Vet-led team. (Image: Courtesy of De’Broski Herbert) Parasitic worms offer ‘the missing link’ on the dual nature of a key immune regulator Whether the signaling molecule IL-33 wakes up or turns down the immune response depends on what cell type releases it, School of Veterinary Medicine researchers found.
Ivy League cancels winter sports season Ivy League cancels winter sports season In addition, fall sports will not be played during the spring semester, and spring sports are postponed through at least the end of February 2021.
‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’ “Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America” is a preceptorial designed to provide a broad overview of the causes and consequences of racism in the United States. The second of these conversations, “Workplace, Culture, and Diversity,” was held on Nov. 11. ‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’ In the second of 13 conversations in the preceptorial course Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, a discussion on “The Economic System: Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership.”
Two key events that turn normal cells into cancer The findings may inform the development of new therapies that could treat any tumor type. Two key events that turn normal cells into cancer The discovery of a unifying mechanism could inform new therapeutic approaches to prevent normal cells from transforming into any type of tumor.
To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one Penn Medicine is partnering with sites around the city to offer COVID testing, contributing to 9% of all testing in the state.
Libraries scour the stacks for copyright free content John Mark Ockerbloom (left) and Rachelle R. Nelson are leading a team of about two dozen Penn Libraries staffers in a project to analyze 10,000 periodicals in the collection to determine which are no longer restricted by copyright, making them available for free and unrestricted use. Libraries scour the stacks for copyright free content Known as the Deep Backfile project, a team of Penn Libraries staff has been analyzing an accumulated history of periodicals in the collection to determine which are no longer restricted by copyright, making them available for free and unrestricted use.