Marcia Chatelain’s next book, coming out this fall, is a narrative history of the women who played roles in the 1963 March on Washington.
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Exploring Black America: A historian’s unique path of inquiry
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marcia Chatelain, a Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies, takes a unique approach to history, from the impact of fast food to the leadership of the Civil Rights Movement.
Pennsylvania Commission releases report on current and potential impact of AI across the Commonwealth
Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese served on the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on artificial intelligence, which delivered policy recommendations to state lawmakers.
A view of campus on May 20, 1891, looking northeast toward the corner of 34th and Walnut streets.
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Chapters of Change: The blossom of Penn’s professional schools in the 19th century
“Chapters of Change” highlights key moments of change in Penn’s history, adapting to shifts in society. In the 19th century, the University faced industrialization and more by creating some of its first professional schools.
Understanding GLP-1 signaling: A path to better therapies
A collaborative study led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Penn’s School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine found that a novel GLP-1 drug shows promise for reducing nausea and vomiting while maintaining blood sugar.
The researchers grew pancreatic tissue (above) so it incorporated a mesh-like electronic network (red). Cells within the tissue produce insulin (green), the blood-sugar-lowering hormone lost in type 1 diabetes.
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Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes?
A new electronic implant system developed by Penn Medicine researchers prompts lab-grown pancreatic cells to mature, and suggests a new way to treat diabetes.
How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses
New research from Penn Nursing finds that most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work, and safe nurse staffing levels is the top factor that would bring them back.
On Saturday at the Palestra, President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. acknowledged Penn student-athletes for their remarkable achievements.
Bosses ditch ‘peanut-butter’ pay in favor of giving big raises to top talent
Iwan Barankay of The Wharton School says, “When somebody can show any kind of evidence that may suggest they are extremely good, they immediately can threaten the company, implicitly or explicitly, to leave.”
