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‘FACES’ captures, not defines, Black identity on campus
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‘FACES’ captures, not defines, Black identity on campus

Sophomore Hadja Diallo and Senior Christine Olagun-Samuel published the inaugural issue of Faces of Black Penn on behalf of the Black Student League, a new magazine that features the diversity inherent in the Black campus experience.

Kristina García

Engineers and nurses team up to build inflatable robots
A soft robot mimicking octopus skin, to develop the basis for a new type of soft robot.

Pikul and collaborators at Cornell took inspiration from octopus skin, which changes its texture to mimic rough surfaces, to develop the basis for a new type of soft robot. Pikul and colleagues at Penn are now looking at how such systems could be used to help move patients in healthcare settings. (Image: J. H. Pikul et al. Science 2017)

Engineers and nurses team up to build inflatable robots

Penn Engineering and Penn Nursing’s collaboration in this new area of “soft robotics” is critical for designing machines that can safely interact with people in health care settings.

Penn Today Staff

Side Gigs for Good, part three
Two people sitting on an L-shaped couch amidst four pillows. The one on the right is holding a clipboard.

Altagracia Felix (right) is a financial coordinator for the Annenberg School for Communication, but she also has a side gig as a money coach. Her aim is to help “disrupt the cycle of poverty and struggle,” she says. (Image: Courtesy of Altagracia Felix)

Side Gigs for Good, part three

The final 2019 installment in our series highlighting impactful work Penn faculty and staff do.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger

Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars
Erin Hartman and Christina Steele

Penn’s new Marshall Scholars are 2018 graduate Erin Hartman (left) and senior Christina Steele. 

Penn has two 2020 Marshall Scholars

Erin Hartman, a 2018 graduate of the School of Nursing, and senior psychology major Christina Steele have been named Marshall Scholars. Established by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship funds up to three years of study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
University of Pennsylvania announces $10M gift from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray to support first generation students from NYC
During a study break, President Amy Gutmann and Jon and Mindy Gray congratulate the first cohort of student scholars in the Penn First Plus program that the Grays’ gift is supporting.

During a study break, President Amy Gutmann and Jon and Mindy Gray congratulate the first cohort of student scholars in the Penn First Plus program that the Grays’ gift is supporting. (Image: Daniel Burke)

University of Pennsylvania announces $10M gift from alumni Mindy and Jon Gray to support first generation students from NYC

The gift from 1992 Penn graduates, Mindy and Jon Gray, supports undergraduate financial aid for students from New York City, and the Penn First Plus program for students who are low income and/or the first in their families to attend college.
A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder
closeup of prescription pill container on its side with white oblong pills spilling out.

A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder

An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided.

Michele W. Berger

Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system
A black-and-white image of health care professionals standing around a patient in a surgical suite during the Vietnam War.

Mary Ann Krisman Scott (back, facing forward) was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She is also a 2001 Ph.D. graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. (Image: Courtesy Bates Center Archives, University of Pennsylvania) 

Working hand in hand with the nation’s largest integrated care system

In a unique partnership, Penn Nursing collaborates with the Veterans Health Administration on a range of issues, from pain management to end-of-life care.

Michele W. Berger

Cultivando Juntos takes shape in Kennett Square
Cultivando Juntos team members standing in nursing building

Cultivando Juntos takes shape in Kennett Square

As part of their President’s Engagement Prize project, José Maciel and Antonio Renteria are reframing the concept of healthy living for mushroom farmworkers.

Michele W. Berger

Six Penn faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine
Clockwise from top left: Stephan A. Grupp, Beverly L. Davidson, James H. Eberwine, Guo-lin Ming, George Demiris, Charles S. Abrams

Clockwise from top left: Stephan A. Grupp, Beverly L. Davidson, James H. Eberwine, Guo-li Ming, George Demiris, Charles S. Abrams

Six Penn faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine

One of the nation’s highest honors in biomedicine, members are elected by their peers for accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

Penn Today Staff