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60 years in, Penn’s Center for Weight and Eating Disorders thrives
It was 1957 when the late Albert “Mickey” Stunkard, a curious M.D. with a passion for studying weight and eating disorders, joined the Perelman School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry.
The past, present, and future of cultural heritage
During the second half of the 19th century, Tihosuco, a small town in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, was at the center of the indigenous rebellion called the Caste War. Overwhelmed by economic hardships, constant and increasing taxation, repression by Yucatecos (the local population of European descent), and more, the Maya revolted against Mexico, hoping to
For the Record: Albert Monroe Wilson
He was brave and intelligent, loyal and true, affectionate and proud. He devoted his sole and only treasure and inheritance to the University of Pennsylvania—his whole life.”These are the words read aloud at the close of Albert Monroe Wilson’s funeral in 1904. Wilson, a native of Philadelphia, worked at the College of the University of Pennsylvania for 50 years.
Penn Museum program unearths rare works and material
“Stunning.” “Stupendous.” “Spectacular.”
Chase frozen waterfalls with Penn’s Outdoor Adventure
Can you imagine seeing the beauty of a frozen waterfall, let alone climbing one?
Q&A with Grace Calhoun
Q&A with Grace Calhoun
For Grace Calhoun, sport has always been a way of life. She grew up a gymnast and did track and field throughout college. But she never thought her interest in athletics would evolve into a full-fledged career.
Calling all creatives for new Comcast-Pennovation Challenge
Since the Pennovation Center’s opening, Comcast Corp. has vowed its support.
Studying decision-making in stressful situations
Gideon Nave’s educational background is in two sub-fields of electrical engineering: signal processing and machine learning. Both use statistical tools to make inferences and extract signals from noise, such as developing algorithms that recognize speech in a loud, lively cocktail party.