The care they need, where they are Undergraduates Sophie Gu, Julia Badolato, and Julie Elfishawy help Kiston Farquharson check out of the ICNA Relief SHAMS Clinic following his appointment. The Penn students are members of Shelter Health Outreach Program, a student club which, through a Projects for Progress award, is working with Penn Medicine physicians to provide primary care at SHAMS Clinic and mobile clinic sites around Philadelphia. nocred The care they need, where they are A team of undergrads and physicians are partnering with community clinics and other organizations as part of a Projects for Progress-supported program to offer medical care to people experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations.
Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows Four faculty have been awarded the prestigious 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship: (clockwise from upper left) Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School; and Heather K. Love, professor of English; Jennifer M. Morton, professor of philosophy; and Projit Bihari Mukharji, professor of history and sociology of science in the School of Arts & Sciences. nocred Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Heather K. Love, Jennifer M. Morton, and Projit Bihari Mukharji of the School of Arts & Sciences have been awarded the prestigious fellowship.
Casey Halpern uses science and surgery to address mental health—starting with cravings Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen Casey Halpern uses science and surgery to address mental health—starting with cravings The associate professor of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine has found that deep brain stimulation senses craving and upcoming loss of control in brain cells and delivers stimulation to restore the stop signal that patients need.
Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars Penn’s newest Goldwater Scholars are (clockwise from top left) third-years Andreas Ghosh, Zijian (William) Niu, Angela Song, and Jason Wang. (Images: Courtesy of Ghosh, Niu, Song, and Wang) Four Penn students are 2023 Goldwater Scholars Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to students planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Novel tools for the treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy (Image: iStock Photo/Alona Siniehina) Novel tools for the treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy Penn neurologist Brian Litt’s work on implantable devices for recording and altering brain activity has led to new ways to treat and diagnose epilepsy.
Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Gregory Bowman, the Louis Heyman University Professor, has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. (Image: Courtesy of School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) Gregory Bowman appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor The pioneer of biophysics and data science has joint appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Department of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023 nocred Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023 Throngs of family and friends cheered on Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating students as they learned where they matched for residency.
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi came to Penn campus to discuss his nation’s success stories and how he’s tackled challenges. nocred Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke with Penn Professor Wale Adebanwi at the second annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems Members of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems Small changes in health care processes can make profound shifts in equity and inclusion. Those steps matter not just for gender and LGBTQ equity and inclusion, but in equity for patients of all racial and cultural backgrounds.
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed Image: iStock/Claudio Ventrella More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed Using a Penn-designed neural network called PocketMiner, a Penn Medicine research team has identified hidden protein pockets that can provide new opportunities for cancer drugs to bind to.