The Lightning Rod
Robert Lanza C’78 M’83 has racked up a slew of scientific accolades—and generated an equal amount of controversy—for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cells.
The Lettuce Cure
After a century of astonishing advances, essential medicines still remain beyond the reach of an estimated one-third of the world’s population. Penn Dental’s Henry Daniell could be on the cusp of changing that.
From a Shirt to a Stent
Vagelos Scholar Chris Kampmeyer is helping design a safer stent.
Characters in Search of Writers
Victor Mair on forgetting how to write in Chinese.
Saved Before Birth
CHOP and Penn doctors receive prestigious John Scott Award.
Finding an Old Flame
Michael Chazan C’85 has been blazing a trail back in time from Biblical to Lower Paleolithic archaeology.
The Anatomist of Crime
PIK Professor Adrian Raine is regarded as the world’s leading biological criminologist. He didn’t get there by playing it safe. Plus: “Where to Draw the Lines?” an excerpt from Raine’s new book, The Anatomy of Violence.
Shell’s Odyssey
Wharton professor Richard Shell’s unorthodox new book on success draws on his own wandering path to an academic career and celebrates the power of uncertainty.
Innovation for Blockheads
LEGO’s lessons for innovators.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
New book aims to “pressure-test” social entrepreneurs’ good intentions.
Good Returns
The dangers and rewards of giving more than you get. An excerpt from Give and Take by Wharton professor Adam Grant. Plus: Interview with the author.
Challenging the Consensus on Dietary Salt
Q&A on dietary salt: too little can be bad, but you still eat too much.
The Revolution Has Not Been Personalized: Genomic Medicine at the Ten-Year Mark
Q&A | After 10 years, genetic medicine mostly a “desert.”
Stopping the Clock?
Will the mainstreaming of egg freezing offer women more choice about when to have children—kind of like the Pill in reverse—or delude them with a false sense of security?
The Sleep Whisperer
Q&A with David Dinges, who knows why you feel so tired.
Getting to the Bottom of the Bag
Reusable bags may carry more than groceries.
Findings
Are you unusually sensitive to Brussels sprouts and hoppy ales?
Smilow Center for Translational Research
Smilow family gift to name Center for Translational Research.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Experimental Research Statistics
Statistically speaking, there’s a big problem with false-positive results.
Findings
Blood Sugar, Brains, and Memory plus Pain: Separate but Unequal
From Golden Fleece to Golden Goose
“Golden Goose” awards will defend the value of research
Penn faculty members join National Academy of Sciences
Penn profs make it their mission to solve all sorts of crippling diseases.
Penn Exonerates Psychiatry Professors in Plagiarism Case
Medical faculty followed existing rules in ghostwriting claim
Wistar Insitute finds that the immune system can fight AIDS, if it’s given a boost
A team of researchers led by Penn’s Wistar Institute have shown in a clinical trial that HIV-infected patients can fight off the virus by themselves if their immune system is given a boost.