Boosting testosterone makes men prefer higher-status products
A study out of the Wharton School found that a single dose of testosterone increased men's preference for luxury, high-status items, mimicking animal behavior.
A healing wound requires new blood vessels to form in order to nourish the newly repaired tissues. Researchers from Penn Dental Medicine found that the molecule Foxo1 plays a critical role in this process.
Dental researchers identify protein key to wound healing
Resesarch from Penn Dental reveal that the cells that line the skin and mucosa play a role in blood-vessel formation through a protein called Foxo1, and targeting it may modulate the process of healing wounds.
Joan Gluch, third from right, was the recipient of the 2018 Faculty-Community Partnership Award from the Netter Center. She was joined in the ceremony by previous winners Herman Beavers and Rich Pepino, faculty review committee chair Carol Ann Muller, Kari Hexem of Philadelphia FIGHT, and Netter Center Director Ira Harkavy. (Photo: Mark Garvin)
Dental School’s Joan Gluch promotes academics and community engagement
A recipient of the third annual Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award, Gluch and Philadelphia FIGHT will share award funding to develop projects to promote community oral health.
A white-throated sparrow finds a perch on campus. Penn's landscape planner Chloe Cerwinka is embarking on a study of birds that take advantage of the University's green spaces. (Photo: Joe Durrance)
Envisioning campus as ‘living lab’ to improve bird habitat
The University’s 300 acres in West Philadelphia serve as welcoming habitat for dozens of bird species. Chloe Cerwinka is documenting the area’s feathered inhabitants to improve their habitat.
Wall charts give examples of correct and incorrect posture. Historian Beth Linker is at work on a new book tracing what was seen as an epidemic of poor posture in American in the 19th and 20th centuries. (Image: University of Pennsylvania Archives)
Examining 20th-century America’s obsession with poor posture, a forgotten ‘epidemic’
Poor posture was considered a real threat to the nation’s health through much of the 20th century. Beth Linker of the School of Arts and Sciences is investigating the history of this forgotten “epidemic” and how its legacy is reflected in notions of health and disability today.
Lauren Sallan honored by alma mater University of Chicago for achievements in paleobiology
The assistant professor in interdisciplinary studies at Penn is the first Ph.D. graduate to receive the Distinguished Service Award for Early Achievement award by her alma mater.
A massive effort to digitize hundreds of thousands of plant specimens, led by Penn's Morris Arboretum, will enable botanists to answer questions about how plants fare in urban areas. (Images: Morris Arboretum)
Digitized plant collection to answer how living in a ‘megalopolis’ affects flora
Digital records of the roughly 800,000 plant specimens from five mid-Atlantic states will create a digital herbarium, a database covering 400 years of native flora.
Bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners, the Water Center aims to serve as a regional hub of water expertise.
Leveraging Penn’s expertise to meet challenges in the water sector
A conference on campus brings together The Water Center at Penn and city officials and community members across the country to find solutions for better water utilities and access.
Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early
Researchers are uncovering the unique nature of individual cancer "communities" and how they evolve, and applying math models to understand their growth.
The varying skin colors of Africa: Light, dark, and all in between
A team of geneticists led by Sarah Tishkoff, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, has shown that there is a huge amount of variation of skin color within Africa, ranging from skin as light as some Asians to the darkest skin on a global level.
