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Writers House reborn
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Writers House reborn

Renovations were recently completed at Kelly Writers House to expand its premier Arts Cafe and make the space more technologically friendly.
Historic Philly playbills get modern-day crowdsourcing
Librarian examines several playbills spread out on wood conference table in a historic library room lined with bookshelves filled with books.

Laura Aydelotte examines some of the 19th-century Philadelphia theater playbills in the Penn Libraries collection that are included in a project that allows the public to help transcribe digitized copies. An upcoming conference at Penn will explore digital approaches to researching theater history. 

Historic Philly playbills get modern-day crowdsourcing

An innovative online crowdsourcing project led by Laura Aydelotte of the Penn Libraries allows the public to transcribe digitized 19th-century Philadelphia theater playbills. An upcoming conference will explore digital approaches to researching theater history.
Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug
Two square panels, the left labeled "vehicle" and the right labeled "resperine." The vehicle panel has both blue and green dots and markings throughout, while the resperine panel has only blue markings.

In a mouse model, the FDA-approved drug reserpine seemed to hamper the ability of tumors to reshape distant tissues in ways that would encourage metastasis, for example, reducing the accumulation of fibronectin, a protein associated with certain types of cancer.

Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

A drug approved by the FDA 65 years ago for blood pressure control may aid in preventing cancer from spreading to distant organs. New research led by Serge Fuchs revealed that this drug disrupted formation of a fertile environment for metastasis by protecting healthy cells from harmful vesicles released by tumors.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn honors 1978-79 Final Four team
President Gutmann poses with members of the 1978-79 Final Four team.

Penn honors 1978-79 Final Four team

On Saturday, Jan. 12, Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the Penn vs. Princeton game at the Palestra. While the men’s basketball team lost, 62-53, the 1978-79 team was honored during halftime of the game. The 1978-79 Quakers are the last Ivy League team to reach the Final Four.  

Penn Today Staff

The NICU ensures safe sleep one swaddle at a time
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The NICU ensures safe sleep one swaddle at a time

The Women & Babies Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit focuses on promoting sleep safety techniques with parents while their baby is still in the NICU.

Penn Today Staff

Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders?
Two women and a man playing large bongo drums.

Mary Javian, chair of career studies at the Curtis Institute, Tempy Small, a program participant, and Adam Pangburn, coordinator of community performance at Curtis, participated in a drum circle to close out the final “Creative Expression through Music” session. Nick DiBerardino (not pictured) lead the classes, which were coordinated by Penn graduate students Sarah Bujno and Matt Volpe (in the background).

Can music improve anxiety and depression for people with memory disorders?

That’s the aim of a recently completed pilot program connecting Penn Memory Center patients, Penn graduate students, and Curtis Institute musicians.

Michele W. Berger

Does opioid use in pets create higher risk for abuse in humans?
Labrador puppy on exam table with vet in background

Weapons-grade cuteness.

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Does opioid use in pets create higher risk for abuse in humans?

A new study shows a 41 percent increase in opioids for small animals over the past 10 years, indicating an avenue of potential risk for human access to opioids.

Penn Today Staff

Executive Director of Counseling and Psychological Services named
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Gregory Eells. (Photo: Penn Counseling and Psychological Services)

Executive Director of Counseling and Psychological Services named

Dr. Gregory Eells, a national leader in university counseling services, will take the helm as executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services in March.