Engineering’s Vanessa Chan gives students a real-world glimpse of life after college Engineering’s Vanessa Chan gives students a real-world glimpse of life after college Vanessa Chan, a professor at Penn Engineering, is changing up the curriculum, giving students a real-world glimpse into life after college.
‘Design with Nature,’ 50 years later ‘Design with Nature,’ 50 years later Beginning on the Summer Solstice, the Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology at the Weitzman School is presenting Design With Nature Now, a multi-platform exploration of the legacy of visionary environmental planner and landscape architect Ian L. McHarg.
Quantifying the health risks of being a family caregiver Quantifying the health risks of being a family caregiver Health care and economics researchers find that more research is needed in the area of ‘next friend risk,’ or the full dimension of health risks faced by family and friends who become caregivers to the homebound.
McMahon selected for US Lacrosse Women’s U19 team McMahon selected for US Lacrosse Women’s U19 team The rising sophomore will represent America at the World Lacrosse Women’s U19 Championship in August.
How to reinvigorate exhausted immune cells to stop cancer How to reinvigorate exhausted immune cells to stop cancer A Penn study has identified a protein called TOX that regulates exhausted T-cells, and could be a key to new immunotherapies.
Penn Glee Club takes the stage in a five-city tour of Asia The Penn Glee Club went on a five-city performance tour over 15 days in Asia. It was club’s the 61st-annual summer tour. Penn Glee Club takes the stage in a five-city tour of Asia From China to Japan, the Penn Glee Club took the stage in five Asian cities during its annual summer tour.
Contest fosters local solutions to global sustainability challenges Rising senior Richard Ling started a nonprofit, Collective Cause, and through that, ran a competition called Sustainable Solutions. The goal was to encourage high school and college students to brainstorm local solutions to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Contest fosters local solutions to global sustainability challenges SoleProvider won the Sustainable Solutions competition created by rising senior Richard Ling. The automated texting system offers Philadelphia’s homeless a simple way to request a particular need and for users to fulfill it.
OncoLink: 25 years—and millions of hits—later OncoLink staff (Photo: Penn Medicine News) OncoLink: 25 years—and millions of hits—later The online source for cancer information turns 25. Last year alone, the website had 4.5 million visits, with half from other countries, and nurses looking for reliable material to educate patients.
Looking at the invisible minority Looking at the invisible minority In a new book, English Professor David L. Eng and psychotherapist Shinhee Han illuminate the lives and struggles of Asian-American students over a 20-year period.
Inside Lacrosse selects Penn’s Handley as Freshman of the Year Inside Lacrosse selects Penn’s Handley as Freshman of the Year Among freshman, midfielder Sam Handley ranked No. 2 in the country in assists and No. 3 in points.