Campus & Community

Men taking androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer were almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the years that followed than those who didn’t undergo the therapy, an analysis of medical records from two large hospital systems by Penn Medicine and Stanford University researchers has shown.

By Christina Cook

HIV and AIDS drug regimens have vastly improved since the disease was first identified in the early 1980s. They have saved millions of lives, but they still have drawbacks. Up to half of all people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapies, or ART, have some sort of cognitive impairment, such as memory loss or reduced executive function.

The Rev. Charles “Chaz” Howard wants to encourage conversations around stopping gun violence. One way he’s doing so is with a new initiative—independent from his role as University Chaplain—dubbed Gun Free World.

In October, the Next Generation Student Systems (NGSS) team, led by Michael Kearney of Information Systems & Computing and Robert Tisot of Student Registration and Financial Services, successfully launched the first of three major initiatives, a new student billing s

Several Penn faculty members are leading teams of researchers and students in local and national efforts to combat homelessness among youth, families, and veterans.

Of the many different medical conditions for which treatment is sought, chronic ones are by far the most common and the most costly. They are also among the most preventable.

Long before “active learning” became buzz words in higher education, a contingent of Penn faculty, students, and local writers led by Al Filreis had the idea to establish a place on campus where students could be co-creators of literary and artistic knowledge.

Jami Fisher, a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Linguistics, has a long history with American Sign Language.

Much of modern architecture in the 1950s consisted of glass and steel buildings that appeared lighter than air, prismatic structures ready to serve any function—as an apartment building, a school, or hospital —nearly any place on Earth.