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Emily Steinlight brings a modern look to Victorian-era studies

What does it mean to study the Victorian era now? For Steinlight, it’s considering how 21st-century challenges, interests, and perspectives influence and inform how scholars examine the 19th century.

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Classical studies professor Emily Wilson receives MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Professor of Classical Studies Emily Wilson has been named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, receiving what is known as the “genius grant.”

Penn’s Way kicks off new workplace giving campaign, with $1.7M goal

The 2019 Penn’s Way campaign kicked off with a celebration at Houston Hall. From Oct. 1 through Nov. 15, faculty and staff are encouraged to donate to the 15,000-plus participating agencies.

Virginia M. Y. Lee in her lab wearing a lab coat.

Researcher Virginia M.Y. Lee receives $3 million Breakthrough Prize

The Breakthrough Prize award recognizes Lee’s work studying underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other dementias.

Alzheimer’s pioneer Virginia Lee wins $3 million Breakthrough Prize for work at Penn

Virginia Man-Yee Lee of the Perelman School of Medicine won a Breakthrough Prize for her research on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Ken Lum appointed to Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professorship

Lum, the Chair of Fine Arts at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, is one of two Presidential Professorship appointments, which aims to diversify the faculty by attracting and retaining scholars and practitioners in endowed positions.

Treatment doctor tested on himself can put others into remission

Five years ago, David C. Fajgenbaum both a Penn Medicine researcher and patient, tried an experimental treatment for Castleman disease based on his laboratory research findings in the hopes of saving his own life. He has been in remission ever since.

Mary Francis to head Penn Press

Mary Francis has been named director of Penn Press at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Sept. 23. The announcement was made today by Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett.

Lorene Cary’s ‘Ladysitting’

Lorene Cary of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about her new memoir, “Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century.”

Five questions with Kevin Mahoney

Kevin B. Mahoney, a 23-year veteran of Penn Medicine, became CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System on July 1. In a Q&A, Mahoney shares his expertise and inspiration on Penn Medicine’s strengths, where it can improve, and a little insight into his downtime.

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