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Picturing first generation
Arnaldo Diaz

Arnaldo Diaz, the assistant dean for research and training programs at the Perelman School of Medicine supports Penn First in its Gen Week photo campaign. Photo: Eric Sucar

Picturing first generation

First-generation, low-income students take a moment to pose for the camera and share a few words about what their Ivy experience means to them, and the Penn community.
Addressing unseen scars of a traumatic brain injury head on
Kraft-Amy-and-family

Amy Kraft and her family. (Photo courtesy of Amy Kraft)

Addressing unseen scars of a traumatic brain injury head on

Research at Penn Med explores the lasting effect of traumatic brain injuries on the nervous system to expand how we understand physical injury to the brain and behavior.

Katie Delach

How psychology explains the itch for spring cleaning
Katherine Milkman

Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a secondary appointment at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.

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How psychology explains the itch for spring cleaning

Wharton Professor Katherine Milkman teases out the “fresh start effect” of temporal landmarks like the first day of spring, New Year’s Day, and other meaningful calendar dates.
Two Penn professors named Guggenheim Fellows
Charles Yang and Charles Bork

Two Penn professors named Guggenheim Fellows

The School of Arts and Sciences’ Charles Yang and Charles L. Bosk, also of the Perelman School of Medicine, have been named Guggenheim Fellows.

Jacquie Posey , Jacquie Posey

When ancient technology and high-tech robots intersect
Stone Tool in Harold Dibble's Hand

Harold Dibble and his team research how humans might have made stone tools and flakes, from as far back as 2 million years ago to as recently as 10,000 years ago. 

When ancient technology and high-tech robots intersect

In one Penn lab, a stone-sculpting machine is helping archaeologists solve long-held mysteries of very old tools.

Michele W. Berger

Risk tolerance linked to amygdala and prefrontal cortex brain regions
A new study from Penn researchers Joseph Kable and Caryn Lerman linked the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex to risk tolerance.

A new study from Penn researchers Joseph Kable and Caryn Lerman linked the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex to risk tolerance.

Risk tolerance linked to amygdala and prefrontal cortex brain regions

New research links willingness to take risks to brain structure and function, specifically the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex, and connections between the two.

Michele W. Berger

Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand visits Penn, with scientific partnerships in mind
HRH Princess Chulabhorn with Penn group

Penn President Amy Gutmann and a delegation from the University welcomed HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand to discuss potential collaborations in science and health research and education.

Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand visits Penn, with scientific partnerships in mind

The princess met with President Amy Gutmann and leaders of Penn’s health schools on Thursday, April 5, to discuss future collaboration aimed at advancing health and science.

Katherine Unger Baillie