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10/9

Histories of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-2025

The U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps were founded in Philadelphia in 1775 and will mark their 250th anniversary in October 2025. To coincide with the anniversary, this conference will unite scholars of various periods of U.S. history to discuss the Navy and Marine Corps in their respective contexts.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

TBA

10/16

Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation

Penn GSE’s Learning, Teaching, and Literacies division will host Jane Lo, an associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State University, who will share her research focus, “The Need for Grace and Forgiveness in Deliberation.” Lo’s scholarship involves studying the varied experiences of students in civic education. This talk is part of the 2024-25 Visiting Scholars Speaker Series.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Stiteler Hall, 208 S. 37th St.

Ottowa Citizen

Healio

New ACG guidelines reflect ‘tremendous’ surge in treatments for Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis

Led by Gary R. Lichtenstein of the Perelman School of Medicine, the ACG has released new guidelines for the management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in adult patients.

Philadelphia Business Journal

With $25M gift, Penn Medicine and CHOP open Armellino Center for Williams syndrome

Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have opened the new home for the Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Business Insider

Why AI acts so creepy when faced with being shut down

PIK Professor Robert Ghrist of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and School of Arts & Sciences says AI models can learn to act in immoral ways by imitating human behavior.

CBS Philadelphia

New Penn Med center in Philadelphia aims to help people with Williams syndrome, develop better treatments

A new Penn Med center is offering help to children and adults with Williams syndrome.

The New York Times

Is going to the bathroom ‘just in case’ bad for you?

Ariana Smith of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on proactive urination.

The New York Times

From no hope to a potential cure for a deadly blood cancer

Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses multiple myeloma.

CBS Philadelphia

This Philadelphia doctor’s story of saving his own life is being made into a movie: ‘I almost died five times’

David Fajgenbaum and his team at Penn Medicine are repurposing existing medications with the help of artificial intelligence to treat rare diseases, a venture that began with Fajgenbaum’s own self-treatment for Castleman’s disease.