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The path through Penn Medicine

Medical students can commiserate with each other over the experience of med school and share a level of empathy and understanding with one another. But the reality of being a med student is a unique experience for everyone. Two students who were profiled in their first and second years of training reflect on their third year at the Perelman School of Medicine.

A faster way to make drug microparticles

Penn Engineers have developed a liquid assembly line process that controls flow rates to produce particles of a consistent size at a thousand times the speed.

Penn Medicine students to participate in first-ever citywide medical story slam

Students will share experiences through five-minute stories at the May 7 event at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Sociologist Steve Viscelli studies the trucking industry. A report publishing soon looks at what effect driverless trucks will have on the industry as a whole.

Science fiction or the future of trucking?

Driverless trucks seem like science fiction, part of a far-off world where robots and humans live and work side by side.

A legacy of innovation at Pennovation Works

Visitors participating in a Jane’s Walk will tour Penn’s technology and innovation hub, and learn about the history of the area’s deep inventive roots.

Veterinary experts work to stay ahead of equine doping

As in human sports, unscrupulous practices occasionally make their way into horse racing. Researchers and veterinarians at the School of Veterinary Medicine are keeping an eye on illicit drug use, evaluating samples, and designing tests to maintain the integrity of the sport and keep the competitors safe.

Engineering dean elected to the American Philosophical Society

Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the U.S.

2018 Winners of the President's Engagement and Innovation Prizes

President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners honored at awards luncheon

Nine Penn seniors have given their families even more reason to be proud. As soon as they graduate this month, they will start working full-time on innovative projects they designed to make a positive, lasting change for the “betterment of humankind.”

Newly approved heart surgery procedure debuts at Penn Medicine

The first surgery using high-resolution mapping of the heart successfully located areas of arrhythmia to eliminate.

Innovative vaccine offers canine cancer patients a shot at a longer, happier life

Osteosarcoma is the most common bone cancer to affect dogs. It is a painful and aggressive disease. Affecting more than 10,000 dogs annually, predominantly larger breeds, it kills more than 85 percent within two years.

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