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National Academy of Sciences Elects Four Penn Professors

National Academy of Sciences Elects Four Penn Professors

Four faculty members from the University of Pennsylvania have been elected members of the National Academy of Sciences for “their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

Katherine Unger Baillie

At Penn, Sophomore Anea Moore Finds Purpose and Community Amid Loss

At Penn, Sophomore Anea Moore Finds Purpose and Community Amid Loss

Halfway through Anea Moore’s first semester as a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, she lost her mother to a heart attack, just months after losing her father to lung disease. Through that grief, she has found a way to heal by reaching out to help others.
Penn Researchers Quantify the Changes That Lightning Inspires in Rock

Penn Researchers Quantify the Changes That Lightning Inspires in Rock

Benjamin Franklin, founder of the University of Pennsylvania, is believed to have experimented with lightning’s powerful properties using a kite and key, likely coming close to electrocuting himself in the process.

Katherine Unger Baillie

University of Pennsylvania to Celebrate Launch of Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology

University of Pennsylvania to Celebrate Launch of Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology

On May 2, 2017, the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate the launch of the Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology, or Penn Health-Tech, a University-wide effort to advance Penn’s world-class breakthroughs into new devices and health technologies to meet the world’s most pressing health care needs.