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Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

Study finds Scottish Safe Staffing Act implementation facing challenges

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing reveals that the Scotland Act, which aims to ensure safe nurse staffing through guiding principles, duties, and a common staffing method, is not being consistently followed, according to nurses on the frontlines.

From Penn Nursing News

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What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP
A red pyramid stands in a courtyard at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The pyramid in Miller Plaza is often mistaken for a large art installation but instead holds equipment for the Devon MRI Building.

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  • What’s That

    • What’s That? The Pyramid at HUP

    Turning down a hallway at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reveals a giant red pyramid. It looks like it’s art, but it’s medicine.

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    Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections
    Rakesh Krishnan sits at a computer staring at a 3D rendering of a protein.

    Researchers led by César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine have created new peptides that fight hard-to-treat “superbug” infections by punching holes in bacterial cells and stimulating immune cells to signal for more defenders.

    (Image: Courtesy of Jianing Bai) 

    Delivering a one-two punch to superbugs to fight infections

    Penn researchers create mirror-image molecules that both kill pathogens outright and rally the immune system—an advance aimed at the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

    3 min. read

    2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

    2025–26 Herbert D. Katz Fellows

    The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies has announced the new cohort of 19 incoming Fellows; the 2025–26 year is devoted to new research into contemporary Jewish life. 

    Penn students innovate in the time of AI
    Helen Jin, Davis Brown

    Helen Jin and Davis Brown.

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    Penn students innovate in the time of AI

    Students from schools across the University are putting knowledge into practice, asking deep questions and finding innovative uses for AI tools.

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    At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes
    Robert Gerard Pietrusko’a installation ”A Satellite Symphony.”

    Robert Gerard Pietrusko collaborated on the installation ”A Satellite Symphony,” which explores how satellites frame how we understand the Earth itself; the viewing structure is constructed from trees from the Veneto region downed by storms.

    (Image: Gaia Cambiaggi / Studio Campo)

    At the Venice Biennale, a convergence of innovations in materials, structures, and landscapes

    Several Weitzman School of Design faculty and students will exhibit at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition.

    From the Weitzman School of Design

    3 min. read

    Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact
    Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam, co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor.

    Nikisha Bailey and Matthew Nam are the co-founders of Win Win Coffee, a Philadelphia-based coffee supplier and Penn vendor dedicated to sourcing ethically and building community.

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    Keeping it local: Penn’s partnerships with Philadelphia-based vendors boost local economy, neighborhood impact

    According to the University’s latest Economic Impact Report, Penn helps power Philadelphia’s economy by procuring goods and services from neighboring businesses. Local CEOs discuss the meaningful impact that Penn has on their bottom line and in the community.

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    New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
    Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

    Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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    New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

    A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

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    Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education
    Jeffrey Kallberg; Keven Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; John MacDonald; and Beth A. Winkelstein.

    (From left) Interim Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music History Jeffrey Kallberg; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; professor of criminology John MacDonald; and Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein.

    (Image: Brooke Sietinsons)

    Penn, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department partner to support police leadership education

    The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences.

    3 min. read