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Projects for Progress, two years in
A group of people in front of a PowerPoint that reads "Penn Projects for Progress"

The Projects for Progress awards reception celebrated the 2021 and 2022 recipients. 2021 recipients are pictured with Charles “Chaz” Howard, University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity & Community. (Image: Eddy Marenco)

 

Projects for Progress, two years in

An Oct. 17 event celebrated six teams of Penn students, faculty, and staff working to promote equity and inclusion in Philadelphia by addressing health care, education, and systemic racism as part of the Projects for Progress.

Kristina Linnea García

Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine
Five researchers newly elected to National Academy of Medicine: Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman

Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman are the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine from Penn.

Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine

Five Penn experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for their contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

Penn Medicine

Quit removing wax from your ears
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Quit removing wax from your ears

For the vast majority, ear wax does not cause any problems and there’s no need to remove it—not only do cotton swabs not remove ear wax, but they can pose a risk of hearing loss.

Caren Begun

How a roller derby team promotes community and kindness
A roller derby team practices.

The  Philly Roller Derby Juniors team at practice.

How a roller derby team promotes community and kindness

Philly Roller Derby Juniors team, supported by a Penn Medicine CAREs grant, is all about lifting up its teammates and offering a supportive community.

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Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program
Eight Penn scientists have received NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. They are pictured left to rigt top to bottom: Perelman School of Medicine’s Bushra Raj, Luca Busino, Donita Brady, Eric Witze, Terence Gade, Amelia Escolano, Chengcheng Jin, and George Burslem.

Eight Penn scientists have received NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. They are pictured left to right, top to bottom: Perelman School of Medicine’s Bushra Raj, Luca Busino, Donita Brady, Eric Witze, Terence Gade, Amelia Escolano, Chengcheng Jin, and George Burslem.

Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program

A group of five scientists received the Transformative Research Award for a project focusing on cancer research, while three investigators received the New Innovator Award for independent projects developed by early-career investigators.

Brandon Lausch

Pregnancy, childbirth, the pandemic, and stress
masked mother with baby on bed

Though many of the individuals who are part of Project IGNITE knew each other from previous partnerships or overlapping research interests, no prior project matched the intended scope of IGNITE. It aims to merge research on maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, psychology, neonatology, and pediatrics

Pregnancy, childbirth, the pandemic, and stress

For two years, the interdisciplinary Project IGNITE has followed 1,000 pregnant individuals and their children to learn more about what role environmental factors play in preterm birth, poor pregnancy outcomes, and social and emotional development.

Michele W. Berger

Penn’s Way charitable campaign supports those in need
People waving towels in the air while seated at tables.

On Sept 28, attendees kick off this year's Penn's Way: "Going the Distance for our Community," campaign at a luncheon in Houston Hall.

Penn’s Way charitable campaign supports those in need

President Liz Magill along with Penn’s Way co-chairs Maureen Rush and Patricia Sullivan recently kicked off the 2023 Penn’s Way campaign.

Dee Patel

Defining neural ‘representation’
A computer screen displays the brain activity of a man with electrodes on his head.

Neuroscientists use the word “represent” to encompass multifaceted relationships between brain activity, behavior, and the environment.

Defining neural ‘representation’

Neuroscientists frequently say that neural activity ‘represents’ certain phenomena, PIK Professor Konrad Kording and postdoc Ben Baker led a study that took a philosophical approach to tease out what the term means.

Marilyn Perkins

$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
Eight people standing in front of a sign that reads The Colton Center for Autoimmunity, including E. John Wherry, Liz Magill, Larry Jameson, and Kevin Mahoney.

Jonathan Epstein, Penn Medicine’s chief scientific officer; Ezekiel Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives; Dean J. Larry Jameson; Penn President Liz Magill; Judy and Stewart Colton; E. John Wherry, chair of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics; and University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin Mahoney.

$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine

The center for autoimmune research brings together star faculty, powering the next generation of autoimmune disease advances.