Through
4/30
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Jim Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine has published two new studies supporting the promise of cutting-edge gene therapy, finding evidence that the genetic treatments can be beneficial for years without raising the risk of cancer.
Penn In the News
Researchers led by Angela DeMichele of the Perelman School of Medicine have received a $10 million grant to expand their proof-of-concept trial for eradicating dormant breast cancer cells before they can reactivate.
Penn In the News
A survey by Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and colleagues finds that a steady flow of misinformation about COVID-19 and its vaccinations has weakened public confidence in long-established vaccines.
Penn In the News
In a Q&A, Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design discusses a new White House initiative to incentivize commercial-to-residential conversion projects, especially as the office market continues to struggle.
Penn In the News
In 2020, Meredith Schamun was Penn’s fourth coach in five years, and focused on building trust with her players over Zoom. Having struggled for three seasons, this year’s squad is 3-17 with four regular-season matches remaining.
Penn In the News
Emily Whitehead of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, the first child cured of leukemia with CAR-T cancer therapy, has returned to Penn as a first-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Penn In the News
Doug Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences, Paulo Arratia of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and colleagues are researching the chemical properties of baseball’s “magic mud” for use in applications beyond sports.
Penn In the News
In a Q&A, Samiran Mukherjee of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the potential ways that AI can benefit health care professionals and patients.
Penn In the News
Heather Burris, Sara B. DeMauro, and Sunni L. Mumford of the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have won a $50 million grant to study how environmental factors affect the health of fetuses, babies, and toddlers.
Penn In the News
A study from the Wharton School found that short-term rentals are often concentrated in areas where rental housing is dominant, with each 1% increase of Airbnb listings in a ZIP code creating a small increase in rents and house prices.