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A New York Times medical mystery and a determined sister saved this patient’s life
A patient in New York with an acute case of bronchitis was in respiratory distress. When family members read a similar account in the New York Times, they tracked down the specialist cited in the article—Maxim Itkin at the Perelman School of Medicine.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
How foreign purchases of U.S. homes impact prices and supply
According to a new paper authored by Wharton researchers, a lack of affordable housing in cities with job growth is exacerbated by foreign buyers.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘India front and center’
Tariq Thachil talks with Penn Today about his current work on migration and urbanization in south Asia, the balance between research and teaching, and his new role as the director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI).
News・ Sports
Coaching from off the field, off the sidelines, off the campus
With Ivy League sports on hold, two new head coaches—women’s volleyball and women’s soccer—are trying to navigate an unusual situation.
News・ Health Sciences
Penn Vet expands timely dual degree during COVID-19 pandemic
The interdisciplinary “One Health in Practice” curriculum positions veterinarians for new career pathways in human, environmental health.
News・ Campus & Community
A new editor at Penn Press begins in unprecedented times
New leadership—plus the pandemic and protests—are fueling change at the venerable Penn Press.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Pizza, a nascent dairy industry, and infant health in the Peruvian highlands
Research from anthropologist Morgan Hoke shows that in homes that produce their own foods, children exhibit better growth rates and mothers report more autonomy and economic control.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Assessing constitutional and legal challenges for the 2020 election
A panel of 10 experts spoke at a virtual symposium at the Penn Carey Law School about the challenges facing the presidential election, from the pandemic to mail-in voting.
News・ Health Sciences
Major advancement in islet cell transplantation for treating Type-1 diabetes
Penn researchers invent a method for keeping donor insulin-producing cells alive long-term under the skin of patients.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘Living with the Sea’
A student-led exhibition at the Penn Museum features objects from the rarely seen Oceanian collection.