The stock market hopes for a hit from the year’s biggest initial public offering The New York Times The stock market hopes for a hit from the year’s biggest initial public offering David Hsu of the Wharton School says that initial stock offerings are often beacons to try to decipher the overall sentiment of the marketplace.
Penn Medicine opens walk-in crisis response center at Cedar Avenue campus Philadelphia Business Journal Penn Medicine opens walk-in crisis response center at Cedar Avenue campus Penn Medicine has relocated its crisis response center to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania-Cedar Avenue campus in West Philadelphia. The facility opened with remarks from Maria Oquendo.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of overdose epidemic in the U.S. NBC News Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of overdose epidemic in the U.S. Anna Childress of the Perelman School of Medicine says that fentanyl was ripe for combination with other drugs when it first appeared, given the long trend of combining opioids and stimulants.
Cancer treatment has come far, fast: Better prevention, early detection, new treatment USA Today Cancer treatment has come far, fast: Better prevention, early detection, new treatment Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine was awarded a $3 million Breakthrough Prize in life sciences for developing CAR-T therapy to treat cancer.
Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change Salon.com Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that dangerous extreme weather events will only get worse if we continue to burn fossil fuels and generate carbon pollution.
‘Spectacular’ statue of a fish-tailed ‘minion’ god found at ancient Roman burial site Miami Herald ‘Spectacular’ statue of a fish-tailed ‘minion’ god found at ancient Roman burial site According to research from the School of Arts & Sciences, ancient Romans believed that the god Triton lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea.
How close is Earth to becoming unlivable? Humans push planet to brink, study warns USA Today How close is Earth to becoming unlivable? Humans push planet to brink, study warns Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that humanity is coming up against the limits of environmental sustainability and must take immediate action.
A new community-driven initiative is asking Philly to spend more housing funds on the lowest-income households Philadelphia Inquirer A new community-driven initiative is asking Philly to spend more housing funds on the lowest-income households Rebecca Yae of the Weitzman School of Design’s Housing Initiative at Penn says that it’s important to consider deeper income targeting with affordable housing for people with the lowest incomes.
University of Pennsylvania among top global schools for creating women, MBA startup founders The Business Journals University of Pennsylvania among top global schools for creating women, MBA startup founders Pitchbook has ranked Penn third in the world for producing entrepreneurs from its MBA program and eleventh for producing graduate female founders.
China enforces ban on Mongolian language in schools, books Voice of America China enforces ban on Mongolian language in schools, books Christopher Atwood of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Chinese authorities have yet to disclose why a collection of Mongolian history books was banned, even after such a long time in circulation.