NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will investigate the history of galaxies Robyn Sanderson and Adrien Thob of the School of Arts & Sciences are part of a team of astronomers using NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to uncover the “fossil record” of the universe as they look to clues to unearth key insights into its formation.(Image: Courtesy of NASA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)) NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will investigate the history of galaxies Robyn Sanderson and collaborators are unearthing the history of the universe’s formation by looking for clues that reveal its “galactic fossil record.”
Court no-shows: A systemic issue Image: iStock/Alexandre Tziripouloff Court no-shows: A systemic issue Penn Carey Law professor Sandy Mayson has found that failure-to-appear plays a central role in criminal case processing in Philadelphia. 1 min. read
Uncovering new antibiotics inside the human gut Image: iStock/ChrisChrisW Uncovering new antibiotics inside the human gut Researchers from Penn Engineering, led by César de la Fuente, have leveraged AI to discover dozens of potential new antibiotics in the human gut microbiome.
Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society From left: Dawn Bonnell, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman.nocred Three from Penn elected to the American Philosophical Society Dawn Bonnell, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman have been recognized for extraordinary achievements in their fields.
A modified peptide shows promise for fighting tumors A collaborative team of researchers including scientists from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine show how a modified peptide can successfully target the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment.(Image: iStock/Marcin Klapczynski) A modified peptide shows promise for fighting tumors Researchers in Penn Vet led a collaborative study that demonstrates how a modified peptide normalizes tumor vasculature and enhances various cancer treatments.
The inner workings of chronic pain Image: iStock/breakermaximus The inner workings of chronic pain Jessica Wojick, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biology in the School of Arts & Sciences, examines the biological experiences of pain and how to mitigate suffering.
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry Image: iStock/onimate Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry A new study from Penn Nursing identifies 34 subtypes of neurons in the brain that play potential roles in substance use disorders.
These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could transmit to humans Penn In the News USA Today These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could transmit to humans Researchers led by Caroline Sobotyk of the School of Veterinary Medicine found more than a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face danger from the blindness-causing worms. A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Rising second-year Sidney Wong, right, spent the summer working in the lab of Penn Vet professor Kyla Ortved, left, through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.nocred A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet. Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought Penn In the News HealthDay Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed. Load More
A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Rising second-year Sidney Wong, right, spent the summer working in the lab of Penn Vet professor Kyla Ortved, left, through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.nocred A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.
Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought Penn In the News HealthDay Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed.