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Recreating the adrenal gland in a petri dish
A pink stained microscopic image shows the round structure of adrenal organoids growing together

The structure and function of adrenal gland ‘organoids’ grown in a petri dish at the School of Veterinary Medicine closely replicated that of the human adrenal gland, according to a new study. (Image: Courtesy of the Sasaki laboratory)

Recreating the adrenal gland in a petri dish

A School of Veterinary Medicine–led team coaxed stem cells to take on the characteristics and functions of a human adrenal gland, progress that could lead to new therapies for adrenal insufficiencies and a deeper understanding of the genetics of such disorders.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Global turns 10
bryan anderson-wooten in south africa

(On homepage) Bryan Anderson-Wooten, a 2019 graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Africana studies and political science, explored South Africa over Winter Break 2018-2019 as part of the Seeing, Hearing, and Encountering South Africa Penn Global Seminar taught by Carol Muller of the Department of Music. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Global)

Penn Global turns 10

The hub for all things global on campus looks back at its impact over the decade and ahead to what the next 10 years of research, policy, and engagement with the world will bring.

Kristen de Groot

Where does charcoal come from—and is it sustainable?
A man tends to a kiln and collects charcoal in front of a eucalyptus plantation.

Penn researchers say that there are more sustainable alternatives to eucalyptus plantation and charcoal production sites like this one in Kyegaliro, Uganda. (Image: Courtesy of Catherine Nabukalu).

Where does charcoal come from—and is it sustainable?

Charcoal energizes everything from backyard barbecues to industrial metallurgy, but its environmental impact is worse than once thought. Research from the School of Arts & Sciences finds that policy changes could make charcoal more sustainable.

Marilyn Perkins

Penn Libraries dedicates Holman Biotech Commons
From left, Wayne Holman and Wendy Commins Holman, Liz Magill, Constantia Constantinou, and Hannah Rutledge.

From left, Wayne Holman and Wendy Commins Holman, President Liz Magill, director of the Penn Libraries Constantia Constantinou, and Hannah Rutledge, director of Biotech Commons. (Image: Kait Privitera)

Penn Libraries dedicates Holman Biotech Commons

The Commons serves as a collaborative resource for researchers in the health sciences, providing the latest tools and technologies to further health care research and equality.
Why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur
Gloved hands putting individual tiny pipettes in a holder in a lab setting.

Why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

Findings from Penn Medicine uncover possible drivers of recurrent breast and ovarian cancers among women carrying high-risk genetic mutations, pointing to methods to more effectively treat disease.

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Ensuring equitable health care for veterans
Pete Groeneveld
  • Q&A

    • Ensuring equitable health care for veterans

    Peter Groeneveld, a Penn physician and director of the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, discusses why this work is so crucial right now and how the VA has evolved in the past three decades.

    Michele W. Berger

    A FLASH of radiation may pave the way toward new cancer care for people and pets alike
    Meg Ruller with her dog Maple in front of Penn Vet

    (Homepage image) Meg Ruller, a 2018 graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine, calls the FLASH trials “a fantastic opportunity” for Maple to receive a cutting-edge treatment—and to contribute to a scientific understanding of how FLASH radiation might help others in the future.

    A FLASH of radiation may pave the way toward new cancer care for people and pets alike

    Led by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Keith Cengel and the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Brian Flesner, a new study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of treating oral cancer in dogs with a palliative radiation in just two clinic visits.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Promising efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis
    Opioid bottle with pills.

    Promising efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis

    Margaret Lowenstein, an LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the increase in opioid and drug overdoses since the COVID-19 pandemic.

    From Penn LDI

    Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories
    View of Fisher Fine Arts Library and College Green through a large window inside Van Pelt library seating area.

    Want a good read? Check out these award-winning stories

    From the opening of the Penn Medicine Pavilion to the intricacies of broadband expansion—read some recent Penn Today stories that won district awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

    Dee Patel