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Senior guard Phoebe Sterba prepares to shoot a shot at Notre Dame.

Stupendous shooting secures Sterba trifecta of praise

Junior guard Phoebe Sterba has been selected Player of the Week by the Ivy League, the Big 5, and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

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Resistance to cancer treatment is a chain reaction

A study identifies a chain reaction in cells that enables cancer to resist treatments that target BRAF mutations.

Junior guard Phoebe Sterba shoots a long-range shot against Princeton in New Jersey.

Quakers corral Tigers in gritty road win

The women’s basketball team held off Princeton 66-60 on Saturday.

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Improvements needed for care, safety of pediatric patients in hospital settings

Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research found that when acute-care settings have better work environments for nurses, children are better protected.

Doctors can weigh in on brain tumors remotely

Brain tumor patients will now have access to Penn Medicine’s cancer expertise through the new telemedicine second opinion program for brain tumors.

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The nanotopography of an atomic world

Physicists offer insights into the structure of atomically thin materials using nanoscale images of 2D membranes.

Women's lacrosse players put their hands in a circle on the sideline

Women’s lax team ranked No. 7 in country in preseason poll

The defending Ivy League co-champions return their leading points and goal scorers from last season, and begin play on Feb. 16 against Delaware.

A stage ready for a MLK Day of Service performance.

Celebrating MLK

The annual Commemorative Symposium on Social Change features events to commemorate and honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

hospice nurse standing by the side of a seated elderly person holding a cane

End of life care quality remains a problem—nurses may be a solution

A new study from the School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research describes the quality of end of life care in nearly 500 U.S. hospitals, utilizing nearly 13,000 bedside nurses as informants of quality.

Guard Ashley Russell takes the ball to the basket against La Salle at The Palestra.

Russell rewarded for all-around, exceptional play

The senior guard has been selected Big 5 Co-Player of the Week.

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