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Penn Medicine’s Gary Lichtenstein, MD, a professor of Medicine and Gary Wu, MD, the Ferdinand G.

Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and possibly cancer-induced weakness in the patient’s immune system – a weakness that in principle could be corrected with a HER2-targeted vaccine – according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Results of the study show that T cells from patien

Anil K. Rustgi, MD, chief of Gastroenterology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, is once again the recipient of a prestigious Research Professor Award from the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Beginning in January, the University of Pennsylvania will roll out a new robotics specialization, an online five-course sequence, via the University’s Online Learning Initiative on the Coursera platform. 

Dear Benny,

Cancer isn’t easy. Being diagnosed can be just as overwhelming, scary, and unfair as treatment. It’s a difficult time for patients and their families alike.

DOUBLE MAJOR: Emily Hund, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Annenberg School for Communication, always had an interest in journalism, but during her freshman year at Penn State she discovered a passion for sociology, too. “The fields are so complementary,” she says.

For nearly 30 years, the Penn Bookstore was located where Huntsman Hall now stands.