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The Class of 2030 comes to life
Penn’s class of 2030 in the Palestra with streamers in the air.

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The Class of 2030 comes to life

As part of the New Student Orientation welcome experience, new students kicked off their inaugural campus weekend with movie nights, College House meetings, campus tours and an open-mic, culminating in a night at the National Constitution Center and an afterparty at Houston Hall.

Penn Today Staff

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Inside Penn Nursing’s adult-gerontology programs
A nurse greeting two patients.

Image: Maskot via Getty Images

Inside Penn Nursing’s adult-gerontology programs

Penn Nursing’s acute care and primary care programs help nurses master that continuum with clinical precision and compassion, at the bedside and beyond.

From Penn Nursing News

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Supporting ‘We the People’ for the summer
Five SAS interns filling tote bags at the National Constitution Center.

At the National Constitution Center, the students primarily focused on preparing for the Center’s Educator Institutes, professional development opportunities for people who work with students in grades five through 12 at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools.

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Supporting ‘We the People’ for the summer

At the National Constitution Center, five undergrads in the School of Arts & Sciences spent 10 weeks equipping educators to teach the Constitution with accuracy, balance, and a nonpartisan approach.

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Understanding the animal-human bond
powell with dog in clinic

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Understanding the animal-human bond

Lauren Powell, assistant professor of animal welfare and behavior, researches the science behind the benefits and challenges of pet ownership.

Martin Hackett

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A ‘breakthrough’ to restore memory
an implantable, handheld therapy device

Michael Kahana and colleagues have created an implantable therapy device to treat memory loss in adult patients with traumatic brain injuries. Results of studies about the device’s effectiveness have been promising, and this past March the FDA gave it “Breakthrough Device Designation.”

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A ‘breakthrough’ to restore memory

After decades of research and discovery, Michael Kahana in the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues are closer than ever to an AI-guided device to treat memory loss.

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Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter launches Penn initiative connecting past mayors with future leaders
former mayors with director of public service initiative

Michael A. Nutter (center), former Mayor of Philadelphia and managing director of the Public Service and Policy Initiative, with inaugural Impact Scholars Kasim Reed (left), former Mayor of Atlanta, and GT Bynum (right), former Mayor of Tulsa.

(Image: Kait Privitera)

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter launches Penn initiative connecting past mayors with future leaders

The first-of-its-kind Public Service and Policy Initiative brings accomplished local governing executives to Penn to translate experience into research, talent development, and policy innovation.

Michael Grant

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A summer of research and teaching with Scribe Video Center
Sarah Attia sits at laptop with three kids.

As part of a summer internship at Scribe Video Center, rising third-year student Sarah Attia taught students at the Jubilee School in West Philadelphia how to use archives to find primary sources about John Coltrane’s life in Philadelphia.

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A summer of research and teaching with Scribe Video Center

Through the Summer Humanities Internship Program, rising third-year Sarah Attia has honed her research and interviewing skills and taught archival skills to elementary students.

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Scientists use force to ‘write’ atomically-thin superconductors

Scientists use force to ‘write’ atomically-thin superconductors

A collaborative team of engineers has developed a technique that uses the tip of an atomic force microscope to “write” an atomically-thin quantum material that could enable more energy-efficient electronic and quantum devices.

A meeting of the minds drives discovery in the brain
Hongjun Song and Guo-li Ming.

Penn Medicine’s Hongjun Song (left) and Guo-li Ming.

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A meeting of the minds drives discovery in the brain

A Penn Medicine couple’s mission to advance brain research using organoids lies in cross-disciplinary partnerships.

From Penn Medicine News

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