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Penn Undergrad from West Philly Helps Others Achieve College Access

Growing up at 52nd Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia, Glen Casey did not believe he belonged at the nearby University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Researcher Traces U.S. Political Perspectives of Latino Immigrants

When political scientist Michael Jones-Correa of the University of Pennsylvania began looking at public opinion data published in the American National Election Study, he noticed one population missing: Latino immigrants.

Penn-led Project Investigating the History of the Universe Receives $700,000 NASA Grant

A University of Pennsylvania-led project, the Spectroscopic Terahertz Airborne Receiver for Far-InfraRed Exploration, or STARFIRE, has received a $700,000 grant from NASA to investigate a longstanding mystery in cosmology.

Penn Researcher Outlines the Path to Compromise in UKEXIT

Last summer Brendan O’Leary, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was in Ireland researching and writing his forthcoming book, tentatively titled Understanding Northern Ireland: Passages from Colonialism to Consociation and Confederation, 1603-201

Penn Research Reveals Where Expectant Parents Turn When Doctors Lack Answers on Prenatal Genetic Health

Humans dislike uncertainty. So what happens when that ambiguity comes from designated “experts” and relates to the genetic health of an unborn child?

Penn Researchers Push the Limits of Organic Synthesis

A dendritic molecule is one that grows by branching in several directions from its center core. At each branching point, the molecule branches again into a new generation. These molecules can be used for a broad range of biomedical applications, including gene and drug delivery.

Penn Researchers Apply a Phenomenon in Proteins to a Mechanical Network

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are investigating a counterintuitive process called allostery that occurs in proteins by studying an analogous process in a macroscopic mechanical network.

Headed by Penn President’s Engagement Prize Winner, Ghanaian Girls’ School Opens

Two years ago, the vision of Shadrack Frimpong, then a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, was to to open a girls’ school and health clinic in his home village of Tarkwa Breman, Ghana.

Far From Home, Poet Fatemeh Shams Finds Sense of Belonging and a Voice at Penn

The cadence of her poem is almost lyrical as Fatemeh Shams, speaking in her native Persian, reads aloud to the audience at Kelly Writers House. But the tone is forceful as she nearly spits out the word repeated in each phrase: تبعيد, "exile."

Tired Teens More Likely to Commit Crimes as Adults

Teenagers who self-report feeling drowsy mid-afternoon also tend to exhibit more anti-social behavior such as lying, cheating, stealing and fighting.

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