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At home, but still engaged with STEM classes
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At home, but still engaged with STEM classes

While instructional laboratories on campus are closed, students, faculty, and instructors are finding creative solutions for science, math, and engineering courses and projects.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two people side by side in different images. In the one on the left, the person stands in an office and a blue suit, hands crossed low in front. In the one on the right is a person in a tie and white coat that reads, "Carl H. June, M.D. Abramson Cancer Center"

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Carl June are among more than 140 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Image: Eric Sucar (L) and Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Carl June elected to National Academy of Sciences

The researchers, from the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Perelman School of Medicine, join a class of honored scholars recognized for their unique and ongoing contributions to original research.

Michele W. Berger , Michael Rozansky , John Infanti

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected
Pieces of sea ice over the Arctic.

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than projected by many climate models, according to a statistical analysis by economists Francis X. Diebold of Penn and Glenn D. Rudebusch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. (Image: Wasif Malik/Flickr Creative Commons)

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected

Statistical analysis by economists from Penn and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco could supplement current climate models and help global climate prediction.

Michele W. Berger

Penn labs get creative to stay productive, connected
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Penn labs get creative to stay productive, connected

In the face of a pandemic that has shuttered most physical laboratories across campus, researchers have shifted gears, maintaining work and social ties through grant- and manuscript-writing, virtual journal clubs, online coffee breaks, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Tailoring treatment for triple-negative breast cancer
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Researchers from Penn Vet found that that the protein Elf5 in mammary tumors plays a role in the disease’s progression and spread. Cells with Elf5 are noted in green above. (Image: Snahlata Singh and Rumela Chakrabarti)

 

 

Tailoring treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Rumela Chakrabarti identified a molecular pathway responsible for the disease’s progression and spread.

Katherine Unger Baillie

A new way to study HIV’s impact on the brain
colorful rendering of different brain cells in blue, green, and red

By culturing astrocytes, microglia, and neurons—all derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells—in one dish, researchers have created an effective model to study the cognitive impacts of HIV and other diseases. (Image: Sean Ryan)

A new way to study HIV’s impact on the brain

Using a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells, Penn and CHOP scientists reveal how HIV infection—as well as the drugs that treat it—can take a toll on the central nervous system.

Katherine Unger Baillie