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Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US
Two people unpacking boxes of Narcan in a rural community.

In 2024, members of the Social Action Lab toured rural areas in Appalachia to hear from nonprofit groups and others who help people with opioid use disorder move toward recovery.

(Image: Courtesy of the Social Action Lab)

Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US

Dolores Albarracín, the Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, has long studied how to curb disease and improve health.

From Annenberg School for Communication

2 min. read

Where peak performance meets progressive disease
Hansell Stedman on skis.

Hansell Stedman is a professor of surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine.

(Image: Margo Reed)

Where peak performance meets progressive disease

Hansell Stedman and his team draw on personal experience at the extremes of muscle function—world-class athleticism and muscular dystrophy—as they strive to develop a safer gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise
Rendering of the human body on a bicycle and the brain and skeletal system highlighted.

Image: Sciepro/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise

Research led by Penn neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley and collaborators finds that hypothalamic neurons are essential for translating physical exertion into endurance, potentially opening the door to exercise-mimicking therapies.

5 min. read

Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Two workers in a lab working on cooling structures.

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Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion

Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.

5 min. read

100 years of television
An old television set in front of curtained windows.

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100 years of television

Annenberg faculty reflect on the history of television and the social, political, and technological changes its viewers experienced through the medium.

From Annenberg School for Communication

2 min. read

Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia
A group photo in front of a borehole drilling machine at Alna Farms in Gambia.

Students visited Alna Farms and posed for a picture in front of a borehole drilling machine.

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Solar solutions for farmers in The Gambia

For students in Engineers Without Borders at Penn, collaborating with Gambian farmers to design an irrigation system is a way to both address food insecurity in the smallest country in mainland Africa and apply their knowledge from the classroom in the real world.

4 min. read

Awards and accolades for Penn faculty
Locust Walk in the snow

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Awards and accolades for Penn faculty

A roundup of the latest awards for various faculty members in the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Annenberg School for Communication, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

How children consider objects provides a peek into their behavior

How children consider objects provides a peek into their behavior

Young children gravitate toward objects with anthropomorphic features, an inclination that is not as strong in children with early signs of antisocial behavior, according to research from the lab of associate professor of psychology Rebecca Waller.

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