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PCI event recognizes faculty trailblazers
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PCI event recognizes faculty trailblazers

A Penn Center for Innovation event on Wednesday will celebrate this year’s 100-plus patent awardees and honor individuals with the most impressive startups, inventions, devices, and deals.

Lauren Hertzler

Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows
Michel Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Hyun (Michel) Koo and Joshua Plotkin

Two from Penn named to new class of AAAS Fellows

Noted for their contributions to dental and biological sciences, respectively, Hyun (Michel) Koo of the School of Dental Medicine and Joshua Plotkin of the School of Arts and Sciences are part of the newest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Sniffing for science
Melissa Hopkins leans over to give a treat to her dog Cedar as instructor Meghan Ramos and other class participants look on

Melissa Hopkins stands ready with a treat as her dog Cedar successfully locates a target scent during a class at Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center. One of the course’s instructors, Meghan Ramos (at left in blue), says the course allows owners to “help their dog contribute to society in a positive way.”

Sniffing for science

In the “Citizen Science” course at the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Working Dog Center, Meghan Ramos and Tessa Seales work with dog owners to enhance their pups’ scent detection skills, with an eye toward bolstering the Center’s research.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Getting science right in the fake news era
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  • Q&A

    • Getting science right in the fake news era

    Over his career as a science journalist, Carl Zimmer has seen legitimate science reporting denied and illegitimate science news taken as fact. In advance of a talk at Penn, Zimmer discusses the problem of misinformation and offers tips for avoiding being fooled by bogus science stories.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Johnson & Johnson lands at Penn
    'Bell ringing' at JPOD launch Earlier this month, Johnson and Johnson’s Michael Sneed and Penn President Amy Gutmann joined at the Pennovation Center to celebrate the launch of JPOD @ Philadelphia, a networking hub for several startups in the health and biotechnology field. Avisi is part of the inaugural cohort of resident companies supported by the incubator.

    Johnson & Johnson lands at Penn

    JPOD @ Philadelphia officially launched at Pennovation Works on Nov. 1, expanding the region’s ever-evolving innovation ecosystem.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Be in the know about your health, and be rewarded
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    Be in the know about your health, and be rewarded

    From Human Resources’ 2018-19 “Be in the Know” campaign to details about diabetes, cancer, and other screenings recommended by a Penn Med expert, a breakdown of ways to make healthy living achievable.
    Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses
    The new study reveals that indicators of the condition included mentions of hostility and loneliness, words like “tears” and “feelings,” and use of more first-person pronouns like “I” and “me.”

    The new study reveals that indicators of the condition included mentions of hostility and loneliness, words like “tears” and “feelings,” and use of more first-person pronouns like “I” and “me.”

    Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses

    The language people use in these social media posts can make these predictions as accurately as the tools clinicians use in medical settings to screen for the disease.

    Michele W. Berger , Michele W. Berger , Katie Delach

    ‘Cancer in all forms is our enemy’
    Robert H. Vonderheide, the Abramson Cancer Center director

    ‘Cancer in all forms is our enemy’

    Robert H. Vonderheide, the Abramson Cancer Center director, talks innovation, discoveries, FDA approvals, and how to deliver top-of-the-line cancer care.

    Lauren Hertzler

    Electronic research notebooks streamline the scientific method
    Schapiro, Kyra with LabArchives

    Kyra Schapiro, a graduate student in the lab of Perelman School of Medicine neuroscientist Joshua Gold, uses LabArchives to plan experiments and track results. Penn’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research has made the electronic research notebook freely available to campus scientists.

    Electronic research notebooks streamline the scientific method

    To do it right, scientific research requires careful record keeping, dutiful repetition of protocols, and, in many cases, free exchange of data. Electronic research notebooks are intended to help researchers up their game and are now available at no charge to the University community through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Dawn Bonnell.

    Katherine Unger Baillie