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Talking the Deadspin debacle, the future of digital news, and more

Victor Pickard, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, chats with Penn Today about how the recent happenings at the sports blog are reminiscent of a worsening journalism crisis in the U.S.

To monitor cancer therapy, researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers

With CAR T cell therapy, a patient’s own immune cells are genetically modified and inserted back into the body to find and kill cancer. Now scientists have now discovered a new way to track CAR T cells in the body.

Three students stand next to a poster entitled "Cleaning Up Philly's Streets" which describes their project

Helping Philadelphia tackle trash with technology

Last fall, a team of undergraduates developed a high-tech solution to help the city target one of its persistent problems: the illegal dumping of construction and trash debris.

Dribbling the basketball, freshman Jordan Dingle drives to the basket during an away game at Alabama.

Clutch play lifts Penn men’s basketball over Alabama

The Red & Blue defeated Alabama 81-80 on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, their first-ever win over an SEC opponent on their home court.

Penn President Amy Gutmann exits the voting booth at Vance Hall

Penn President celebrates new voting machines by exercising her civic duty

Amy Gutmann cast her ballot at Vance Hall two hours shy of polls closing in this off-year election, with new voting machines on site and across the entire city.

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Bariatric surgery is safe for teens with morbid obesity

A new Penn Medicine study shows the risks of complications and readmissions may be lower than the risks associated with lifelong obesity.

A football man: Bert Bell, Penn, and the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles co-founder Bert Bell starred on the Penn football team and was later a coach, before embarking on his NFL career.

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Streaming endures growing pains

With several new contenders entering the streaming wars in the months ahead, faculty from Wharton and Cinema and Media Studies weigh in on the state of streaming and obstacles ahead.

Director of Operations Sarah Parks of the men's basketball team staff folds her arms while posing with the Philly skyline in the background.

Rarefied air

One of only a few female members of a college men’s basketball staff, Penn’s Sarah Parks has jumped into her new gig.

four people sitting on two couches holding microphones, one person is speaking to an audience out of view, they are next to a large screen dotted with company logos and infront of a large banner that reads Johnson and Johnson Innovation JLABS, JPOD at Philadelphia

JPOD @ Philadelphia, 365 days later

One year after the launch of the partnership between Penn and Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the Pennovation Center celebrated the early successes of this innovative program.

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