Cancer cells send out ‘drones’ to battle the immune system from afar Like drones heading for battle, cancer cells emit vesicles containing immunity-suppressing proteins to tamp down T cell responses at sites throughout the body. (Image: Kelsey Burke) Cancer cells send out ‘drones’ to battle the immune system from afar Checkpoint inhibitor therapies have made metastatic melanoma and other cancers a survivable condition, but only for some patients. Researchers uncovered a novel mechanism by which tumors suppress the immune system, raising the possibility that a straightforward blood test could predict which patients could respond to immunotherapy.
How ties to ethnic communities influence global firm expansion How ties to ethnic communities influence global firm expansion When a company wants to expand beyond is own country’s borders, it often looks to areas populated by people of its nationality, a phenomenon studied in the banking industry by Exequiel Hernandez of the Wharton School.
Bringing art to inner city teens Bringing art to inner city teens Renee Andrea Mills of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a passion for helping people and a passion for art, and for the past 25 years, she has combined both in community outreach, sharing the joy of creativity.
Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment For six weeks, from the middle of June through early August, summer camps offered by the Netter Center serve around 400 K-8 students and close to 200 high school students. Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment The Netter Center for Community Partnerships offers six-week summer camps at University-Assisted Community Schools that serve hundreds of Philadelphia schoolchildren.
Ensuring equality with a framework for workforce inclusion Ensuring equality with a framework for workforce inclusion A study published in JAMA Network Open from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine identifies six factors that measure workforce inequality in delivering health care, as part of Office of Inclusion and Diversity’s equality mission.
Tariff troubles: Will consumers feel the pinch? Tariff troubles: Will consumers feel the pinch? Businesses are preparing for an economic downturn, while economists predict a reduction in corporate profits, fewer jobs, lower wages, and an agricultural bailout.
When business blows up policy: How to regulate disruptions When business blows up policy: How to regulate disruptions Wharton professor Sarah Light outlines the challenge of regulating traditional business disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb, two companies with platforms that have no precedent in the business sector for regulation.
Centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations and a professor of Africana studies and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.(Image: Courtesy of Reflections: The UPenn Black History Project) Centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth It has been 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, elected as South Africa’s first black president after being imprisoned by the apartheid government for nearly three decades. Penn Professor Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts and Sciences discusses Mandela’s legacy and his continuing impact today.
Revitalizing and expanding Penn GSE’s space for modern learning The entrance to 3700 Walnut St. will include a new lobby that leads to a four-story student pavilion. Rendering courtesy of Atkin Olshin Schade Architects. Revitalizing and expanding Penn GSE’s space for modern learning The planned building expansion for the Graduate School of Education adds more than just space: It brings a new approach to building design to accommodate new technologies and spaces for collaboration.
New GRASP project aims to leverage ‘embodied intelligence’ via a robotic squirrel New GRASP project aims to leverage ‘embodied intelligence’ via a robotic squirrel A team of engineers from Penn's GRASP lab has designed a mechanical squirrel with "embodied intelligence," capable of pulling off parkour feats using multi-sensory adaptation to interact with its surroundings.