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By the Numbers: Student athletes

Student-athletes come to Penn not just to be members of the University’s NCAA Division I athletic programs, but also to receive one of the finest undergraduate educations in the world.

Skills initiative gives unemployed West Philadelphians job training

Founded in 2011, the University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative connects employers seeking talent to unemployed West Philadelphia residents looking for work.

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In the Quest for Lasting Behavior Change, Two Researchers Lead the Charge

Have you ever made a commitment to exercise more often? You sign up with a gym and succeed for a time but soon, too soon, the enthusiasm fades. Eventually, your workout clothes gather dust and your gym membership does nothing but empty your wallet.

Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about global and national issues during the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.

Student Spotlight with Justin Watson

A senior in the Wharton School from Bridgeville, Pa., Justin Watson is a standout wide receiver on the Penn football team.

Staff Q&A with Rhina Duquela

Born in the Dominican Republic, but raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Rhina Duquela recently began her second year as house dean of Du Bois College House. Duquela came to Penn from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., where she was an assistant director for residence life and student conduct. She also worked in student and residential life at her alma mater, SUNY Buffalo State, where she was a resident director in charge of running an entire residence hall.

Q&A with MaryFrances McCourt

While an undergraduate student at Duke, MaryFrances McCourt thought she had life all figured out. Studying economics, she expected to enroll in the 3-2 MBA program and pursue international business upon graduating. At around 30, she’d get married, and maybe have her first child at 35. But like most peoples’ 10 year plans, McCourt’s took a turn, and she never looked back.

Celebrating five years of working dogs at Penn

The Working Dog Center began with just a few puppies, and now, five years later, has trained some of the best noses in the business. Canine graduates have gone on to police work, search and rescue, and explosives, narcotics, and diabetes detection.

Sung is developing design software to enable people without an engineering background to create custom origami robots that can move on the ground. The tool, called Interactive Robogami, is based on a database of robot parts which users can combine together like a “virtual Lego set.”

These small robots are inspired by origami

Through origami-inspired engineering, one researcher hopes to not only create rapidly fabricable robots, but also build intuitive design software that enables others who may not be trained in engineering to create their own personalized robots.

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FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia

Investigators at the Perelman School of Medicine and CHOP, who together led research, development, and clinical trials of the new therapy in collaboration with Novartis, hail the FDA’s approval as a game changer for the treatment of younger patients battling the aggressive blood cancer and a pivotal milestone in this new era of cellular therapies.

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