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Revolving door politics: Can a U.S. president rejoin an international treaty?
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Revolving door politics: Can a U.S. president rejoin an international treaty?

A new article by Penn Law Professor Jean Galbraith illuminates how and why future presidents can use their power to reenter the same international agreements the current president is withdrawing from, without returning to Congress for renewed advice and consent.

Penn Today Staff

The new tool in fighting cancer: Antibiotics
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The new tool in fighting cancer: Antibiotics

The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.

Penn Today Staff

‘Invisible,’ restricted horse racing therapy may leave a trail
Veterinary scientist in lab coat, gloves and goggles smiles while handling frozen biological samples

Mary Robinson, director of Penn Vet’s Equine Pharmacology Laboratory, led work with lab member Jinwen Chen, to find fingerprints of shockwave therapy, a treatment used to address injury and pain in both humans and horses. The practice is banned in racehorses 10 days prior to competition. (Image: Paulick Report)

‘Invisible,’ restricted horse racing therapy may leave a trail

Shockwave therapy is used in both horses and humans to speed healing, but it can also mask pain. For the first time, researchers led by Mary Robinson and Jinwen Chen have identified several biomarkers of the treatment, the use of which is restricted in horse racing.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A new way to measure cosmic black holes
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A new way to measure cosmic black holes

Researchers find a link between the masses of supermassive black holes and the distances between the galaxies which surround them, allowing astronomers to more easily study many astronomical phenomena.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars
Erin Hartman and Christina Steele

Penn’s new Marshall Scholars are 2018 graduate Erin Hartman (left) and senior Christina Steele. 

Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars

Erin Hartman, a 2018 graduate of the School of Nursing, and senior psychology major Christina Steele have been named Marshall Scholars. Established by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship funds up to three years of study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
An Inca ceremonial center, recreated in a digital landscape
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An Inca ceremonial center, recreated in a digital landscape

Students use computer graphic technologies to bring historic sites to life as part of a summer research program and fall semester course that unites anthropology and computer science.

Erica K. Brockmeier

University of Pennsylvania announces $10M gift from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray to support first generation students from NYC
During a study break, President Amy Gutmann and Jon and Mindy Gray congratulate the first cohort of student scholars in the Penn First Plus program that the Grays’ gift is supporting.

During a study break, President Amy Gutmann and Jon and Mindy Gray congratulate the first cohort of student scholars in the Penn First Plus program that the Grays’ gift is supporting. (Image: Daniel Burke)

University of Pennsylvania announces $10M gift from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray to support first generation students from NYC

The gift from 1992 Penn graduates, Mindy and Jon Gray, supports undergraduate financial aid for students from New York City, and the Penn First Plus program for students who are low income and/or the first in their families to attend college.
Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society
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Penn President receives top honor from Pennsylvania Society

The $50,000 philanthropic gift on Amy Gutmann’s behalf was matched by Penn, totaling $100,000 to support West Philadelphia’s Henry C. Lea Elementary School.

Lauren Hertzler