Trust Boosters
Penn and the pandemic in retrospect at the Mütter Museum.
Battling Burnout
Association of Alumnae sponsors discussion on beating burnout.
Insulin by the Leaf
Latest advance toward growing insulin in lettuce plants.
Battling a Binging Brain
In pilot study, deep brain stimulation curbed binge eating.
Combatting Abortion Stigma
A call to remove abortion “stigma” in post-Roe America.
Eat Your Veggies
Rachel Drori C’04 cultivates plant-based meal service Daily Harvest.
Finding a New Normal
Ezekiel Emanuel believes we need to learn to live with COVID-19—and has a plan to get us there.
Omicron Causes Delays, New Requirements
Omicron fading as spring semester starts.
COVID Counselor
Bob Wachter C’79 M’83 tweets the truth on COVID.
Vaccines Required for Fall
Students, faculty, and staff must be fully vaccinated for fall.
Penn and the Pandemic
How the University and alumni have responded to the current crisis.
Seeds of Insight
Rob Rosenheck, CEO of Lord Jones—purveyor of CBD-infused candies, creams, and other products—is high on the cannabis industry’s potential to promote a revolution in economics, health and wellness, culture, and consciousness.
Opioid Emergency
Silfen Forum focuses on opioid crisis.
Five Yard Solution
Kickoff rule change cut concussions.
Introduction to Shakespeare
The power of query, in class and in life.
A #MeToo Moment for PTSD
Prolonged exposure therapy can help sexual assault victims.
The Architecture Cure
At Kleinman Center, discussing architecture that heals.
Phantom Concussions
Here’s what may have afflicted US diplomats in Cuba.
Heard on Campus: A Streets Perspective of Philadelphia’s Opioid Epidemic
Heard on Campus: Jose Benitez on the opioid epidemic.
Of Beneficent Buildings and Bedside Manners
Thomas S. Kirkbride M1832 wrote the book—literally—on the housing and treatment of the mentally ill in the 19th century.
New Hope for Sinus Infections
Blocking sweet-taste receptors could clear stuffy sinuses.
Moonshot in Mid-Flight
At Silfen Forum, Biden calls for more cooperation to fight cancer.
House Dentist
From Holocaust survivors, to stroke victims, to the garden-variety centenarian next door, Alisa Kauffman’s patients have one thing in common: an inability to travel to a dentist’s office. So she brings her practice into their living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens.
Pressure and Proof
Alumnus, journalist, and self-described math geek Alan Schwarz saw something rotten in the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD and treated with amphetamines. He responded with a powerful series in The New York Times—and an even more powerful book.