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Managing pain in the age of opioids

Medical professionals from the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Veterinary Medicine discuss treating pain during the opioid crisis.

Yumin Gao, Leo Li, Minhal Dhanjy, Darsham Bhosale, Kateryna Kharenko and Ryan Goethals (clockwise from top left) pose with their prototypes and trophies.

Scrap metal-powered lights win Y-Prize 2020

The winning team of this year’s Y-Prize, an invention competition in which entrants are challenged to pitch an innovative business plan for a technology developed at Penn Engineering, Metal Light, proposes technology to provide illumination for houses not connected to electrical grids.

College Hall and College Green in the sunlight

Stacey Lopez promoted to vice president for institutional research and analysis at Penn

Stacey Lopez has been promoted to vice president for institutional research and analysis at Penn. She has led the University’s Office of Institutional Research and Analysis since 2007.

At the Palestra against Princeton, freshman guard Kayla Padilla drives to the basket with the ball.

Clash of the titans

In a battle of Ivy League behemoths, 17-5 Penn and 21-1 Princeton face off for the 91st time on Tuesday evening at the Tigers’ Jadwin Gymnasium.

During a game, Gabby Rosenzweig mades a move with her stick, which has the ball in the net.

Women’s lax’s new all-time points leader

Gabby Rosenzweig became the women’s lacrosse team’s all-time leading points scorer on Saturday in Penn’s 15-12 win over Johns Hopkins.

A promising new strategy to help broken bones heal faster

To improve how broken bones heal in people with diabetes, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell, Sheri Yang, and colleagues are leading work to develop an affordable oral therapy—grown in plants.

Hands holding smartphone with fingers poised over screen

Vaccine misinformation and social media

People who look to social media for information are more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media.

A composite shows Andrew Douglas, left, and Aly Abou Eleinen getting set to hit a ball with their racquets during a game.

Douglas, Eleinen of men’s squash named First-Team All-Ivy

The junior captain and sophomore were both unanimously selected and repeat honorees.

Person in middle of open market in Seoul

Less and later marriage in South Korea

Sociologist Hyunjoon Park sheds light on why marriage rates are falling in South Korea, particularly among highly educated women and low-educated men.

Person standing in front of row of desktop computers

Day after day, a goal to improve digital inclusion

As technology continues to flourish, there’s always the need for someone to ensure it is, indeed, accessible for all. That is precisely Kara Gaulrapp’s role at Penn.

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