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Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth
Plants reap energy from the sun using two photosynthesis pathways, C3 and C4. A new study led by Haoran Zhou, Erol Akçay and Brent Helliker suggests that water availability drove the expansion of C4 species, which may help to explain how different plant lineages came to be distributed on the planet today.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
New study finds holistic defense effective in reducing mass incarceration
Researchers at RAND and Penn Law School find that by adopting an innovative holistic approach to defending poor clients in criminal cases, jurisdictions can significantly reduce incarceration and save taxpayer dollars without harming public safety.
News・ Health Sciences
How to survive baseball’s ‘most fearsome injury’
There is one injury that can thwart both an all-star pitcher with the Chicago Cubs and a teen practicing to make the varsity team: a torn labrum.
News・ Science & Technology
This startup wants to revolutionize the future of biofabrication
Before the fall of 2012, Orkan Telhan and Karen Hogan didn’t even know each other. Fast forward six years, and the Penn duo has created budding startup Biorealize, with not one—but two—transformative products.
News・ Campus & Community
Biden, Gutmann on hand to honor George W. and Laura Bush at Liberty Medal Ceremony
Penn President Amy Gutmann was on hand at the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 11, where President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush were recognized for their commitment to veterans.
News・ Campus & Community
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein named Perry World House Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence
In addition to his residency at PWH, Penn’s global policy research institute, Al Hussein will also co-teach a class at the Penn Law School during the spring semester.
News・ Health Sciences
The ‘immunorevolution’ has begun
Penn Medicine experts gathered for a panel discussion about their innovative new approach to harness the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.
News・ Campus & Community
Homecoming celebrates alumni with galas, games, and donuts
This year marked the tenth anniversary of Homecoming featuring Arts and Culture at Penn and, like every year, featured a packed schedule of activities for decades of alumni.
News・ Sports
Penn falls to Harvard on Homecoming
The Quakers were defeated 29-7 on Saturday at Franklin Field.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Perspective: 100 years since the armistice that ended WWI
Nov. 11 is the centennial of the end of World War I, “the war to end all wars.” Historians Arthur Waldron and Frederick Dickinson provide perspectives on the conclusion of that horrifically deadly conflict.