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A topical cream may prevent or slow growth of some common skin cancers

A topical cream may prevent or slow growth of some common skin cancers

An experimental cream developed at Penn Medicine that blocks a specific enzyme may offer a precise, better‑tolerated path to prevent and treat cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Alex Gardner

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Hard work with Simone Sawyer
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Hard work with Simone Sawyer

The fourth-year guard on the women’s basketball team discusses playing basketball with her best friends, the responsibilities of a team captain, her most memorable game, and supporting well-being.

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2025 President’s Prize recipient: Nourish to Flourish
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2025 President’s Prize recipient: Nourish to Flourish

Launched by three 2025 President’s Engagement Prize recipients, Nourish to Flourish is using a data‑driven, behavioral‑economics approach to help K–6 students in West Philadelphia build lasting healthy habits with access to fresh foods, nutrition and cooking classes, and more—all with an aim to reduce food insecurity and promote nutritional equity.

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Penn fourth-year Yash Rajpal named 2026-27 Luce Scholar
Yash Rajpal

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Penn fourth-year Yash Rajpal named 2026-27 Luce Scholar

Yash Rajpal, a University of Pennsylvania fourth-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Engineering & Applied Science, is one of 16 recipients selected by the Henry Luce Foundation to be a 2026-27 Luce Scholar.

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Translating the ancient world anew 

Translating the ancient world anew 

Emily Wilson studies Greek and Roman texts, bringing vibrant new translations of these ancient works to modern audiences. 

Penn experts propose a tobacco playbook for food policy
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Penn experts propose a tobacco playbook for food policy

Drawing on public policies that have been successful with tobacco control, Penn’s Center for Food and Nutrition Policy outlines a stronger framework for regulating ultra-processed foods.

Eric Horvath

2 min. read

2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient: Nirby 
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2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient: Nirby 

Launched by 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize recipient Piotr Lazarek, Nirby uses autonomous drones and satellite data to help farmers reduce their fertilizer use—which reduces farms’ carbon footprints and increases profits.

2 min. read

Fran McCaffery, TJ Power, and the Penn Quakers are now the coolest story in Philly hoops

Fran McCaffery, TJ Power, and the Penn Quakers are now the coolest story in Philly hoops

“This was Fran McCaffery in the aftermath of Penn’s 88-84 overtime victory in the Ivy League tournament championship Sunday at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y.: bespectacled and placid and content to be heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time with five programs. He was nothing like he often is on the sideline, where he can rage and yell and practically vibrate with intensity, and he was betraying little about what this game and its outcome had to mean to him.”