Exercise improves chemotherapy treatment, Penn study finds Exercise improves chemotherapy treatment, Penn study finds Chemotherapy, while potentially lifesaving, is notoriously draining on the human body. It can make patients feel fatigued, nauseated, and downright lousy.
AppItUp Challenge returns for second year AppItUp Challenge returns for second year Last fall, the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) launched the AppItUP Challenge, a contest that collected mobile app ideas from across the University and helped bring the best ones to life. The 2013 challenge yielded 185 ideas from 11 of Penn’s 12 schools.
Penn Museum promotes peace with Sonia Sanchez Penn Museum promotes peace with Sonia Sanchez Poetic voices will soon harmonize in hopes of inspiring a more unified and tranquil society at “Footprints of Peace,” a featured program celebrating International Peace Day.
PHOS expands boundaries for forgivable loan program PHOS expands boundaries for forgivable loan program Penn Home Ownership Services (PHOS) has extended the boundary of its Forgivable Loan Program to include a wider section of West Philadelphia, as well
Penn Engineer Danielle Bassett Receives 2014 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Penn Engineer Danielle Bassett Receives 2014 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Wednesday that the University of Pennsylvania’s Danielle S. Bassett has been selected as a 2014 MacArthur Fellow.
Child Abuse Charges and Adrian Peterson Child Abuse Charges and Adrian Peterson Note for TV and radio: The University of Pennsylvania has an on-campus ISDN line and satellite uplink facility with live-shot capability.Expert:Debra Schilling Wolfe
Penn Center for Innovation’s Mobile App Challenge Is Back for a Second Year Penn Center for Innovation’s Mobile App Challenge Is Back for a Second Year By Madeleine Stone @themadstone
Case Study Examines Penn as Global Model for Leadership in Civic Engagement Case Study Examines Penn as Global Model for Leadership in Civic Engagement An interdisciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania points to a successful local engagement program that Penn has employed during two decades as a model for developing cities and communities that thrive both in the United States and internationally.
Doctoral Research Takes Penn Student to Mountains of Japan for Ascetic Retreats Doctoral Research Takes Penn Student to Mountains of Japan for Ascetic Retreats No one can blame Frank Clements if he spends some time catching up on his favorite pastimes watching TV shows on Netflix, reading and running, now that he’s back home from an ascetic research trip to the mountains of Japan.
Penn Grad Student Taja Towne Has Sights on Career in International Social Work Penn Grad Student Taja Towne Has Sights on Career in International Social Work For Taja Towne, leaving the familiar comfort of home is part of a bigger plan.