Bioengineer takes big step forward in radical approach to treating neurodegeneration
Research by D. Kacy Cullen, an associate professor of neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, could aid patients with neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
Dagmawi Woubshet is an associate professor of English, new to Penn this year.
A product of the 1980s: Q&A with English professor Dagmawi Woubshet
English professor Dagmawi Woubshet describes himself an “African-Americanist” in his literary pursuits. An immigrant from Ethiopia, he focuses on the 1980s in his research and his courses.
University Architect David Hollenberg has worked as University Architect since June 2006.
Inside the mind of David Hollenberg, the guiding hand behind Penn’s building projects
A Q&A with the visionary University Architect in the Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services behind such projects as the Pennovation Center and Robbins House.
Helen Fetaw sets her sights on treating underserved populations
The recent College of Arts and Sciences grad will combine passion for studying medicine and social justice to advocate for patients in the U.S. and around the world.
Day Gordon, senior manager of the Penn Employee Solution Center.
Solution Center targets Penn community’s common HR questions
As part of a significant change in how the Division of Human Resources operates, the Human Capital Management Transformation Initiative will soon introduce a new third-party workday management platform, titled Workday@Penn.
Athlete and advocate discusses her work preventing sexual violence
Fencer Ashley Marcus, a Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup awardee, talks about her commitment to fighting bullying and sexual violence, and protecting children.
The 13 students in André Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class researched and chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions, including the Penn Museum Archives, to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915 in an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition.
The world on view
The world is on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, interpreted by 13 students in André Dombrowski’s history of art curatorial class. They chose more than 100 objects from 14 institutions to represent World’s Fairs from 1851 to 1915.
"Steel Mantis," by Vanny Channal, is made from discarded metal.
Morris Arboretum art exhibit reflects on time in the garden
For its latest exhibition, the Morris Arboretum posed a simple question to more than 100 artists who submitted concepts: What does the idea of “time in the garden” mean to you?
Criminologist Charles Loeffler led a team of researchers that looked at wrongful convictions in the prison population as a whole. The results represent the first such estimate for crimes across the spectrum, from retail theft to murder.
Wrongful convictions reported for 6 percent of crimes
For capital crimes like rape and murder, wrongful convictions happen in about 3 to 5 percent of cases. Such an estimate had proved elusive for the prison population as a whole—until now, thanks to work from Penn criminologists.
University Architect David Hollenberg has worked as University Architect since June 2006.
Day Gordon, senior manager of the Penn Employee Solution Center.
"Steel Mantis," by Vanny Channal, is made from discarded metal.
