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Celebrating ‘excellence and service in combination’ at PIP/PEP luncheon
Seven graduating students were recognized at an annual luncheon for the President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes.
News・ Health Sciences
Gene editing restores some sight in pair of children treated for blindness
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has been found to be safe and largely effective in addressing a form of inherited blindness in a group of patients that, for the first time, included children
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air
Amanda Yagerman, a fourth-year student is majoring in history and English in the College of Arts and Sciences while training to be a naval officer in the Naval ROTC program. She says her experience at Penn has been “the best of both worlds.”
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Exploring sustainable development and the human impact of natural disasters
The School of Social Policy & Practice’s Chenyi Ma focuses on the social determinants of health and behavioral outcomes in disaster contexts, including public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
News・ Sports
A deep dive with Anna Kalandadze
The fourth-year distance swimmer discusses swimming 11,000 yards a day, competing at the NCAA Championships, learning to dive from watching Michael Phelps, her interest in coral reef restoration, and getting circled by a shark.
News・ Health Sciences
Intervention in Navajo Nation boosts uptake for heart failure drugs by 53%
LDI senior fellow Lauren Eberly details her latest study on the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico, highlighting the increased uptake of guideline-directed heart failure therapy drugs.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation celebrates its 2023-24 awardees
At a reception on April 30, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation recognized the 21 projects awarded grants for the 2023-24 cycle, totaling $210,000 in support.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
The multifaceted Mya Gordon
With a passion for community engagement, Mya Gordon balances her drive with hobbies, friends, and finding beauty in imperfection.
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Women’s lax team earns at-large NCAA tourney bid
The eighth-seeded Quakers will battle Richmond at 1 p.m. on Friday at Franklin Field.
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Magnificent Quakers win seventh Ivy Heps Outdoor championship
On Sunday at Princeton, the women’s track and field team won its fourth Ivy Heps Outdoor title in five seasons.