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Five women who should have won a Nobel Prize

Katalin Karikó of the Perelman School of Medicine is lauded for her work with Perelman’s Drew Weissman pioneering the use of synthetic messenger RNA to fight diseases, which served as the basis for two widely used COVID-19 vaccines.

Salon.com

Dogs can smell your stress, study finds

James A. Serpell of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the potential value of a United Kingdom study suggesting that dogs can smell stress.

MSNBC

Cost of losses, lack of insurance compound storm’s devastation

In a video interview, Carolyn Kousky of the Wharton School discusses the problems people face when covering the costs of devastating storms.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Meet Whitney Soule, leader of the team who decides whether you get into Penn

In a Q&A, Whitney Soule discusses her role as dean of admissions, answers questions about the admissions process, and tackles the biggest challenges facing Admissions at Penn today.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Want to get into Penn? Show a little gratitude—on an essay prompt

Penn’s new application essay prompt is highlighted for its focus on gratitude, with quotes from Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule and Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences.

The Oklahoman

Elaine Redding Brinster Prize awarded for discovery of genetic basis for pair of neurological diseases

The Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine selected Huda Zoghbi as the second winner of the award recognizing discoveries with impacts on biomedicine for her work pinpointing the underlying, genetic causes of a pair of neurological diseases.

Anita L. Allen receives The Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics Founders’ Award

The Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy is awarded for outstanding contributions to law and philosophy and to their practical applications in medicine, science, and public affairs.

SP2 advances training to prepare social workers for an aging population

A new research study demonstrates the value of simulation-based learning for social work students, specifically those preparing to work with older adults, by examining the impact of a clinical simulation program completed by Penn MSW students they prepared to work with older Philadelphians.

COVID-19 shutdowns cost tribes millions. Should insurance cover the loss in Oklahoma?

Tom Baker of Penn Carey Law says that varying insurance laws have led state courts to differing opinions on the pandemic and discusses what that might mean for the Cherokee Nation’s argument.