Gene therapy improves vision

For the first time, gene therapy has been shown to safely improve vision in children and adults with rare retinal diseases that cause blindness.... More

Teaching computers how to learn

Researcher Ben Taskar and his colleagues are attempting to teach a computer to look at a video and answer the Five Ws: Who? What? When? Where? Why?... More

University of Pennsylvania Receives Top Ranking in Public Safety for Educational Facilities

For the third consecutive year, the University of Pennsylvania is ranked No. 1 for safety among colleges and universities in a survey by Security Magazine.... More

Penn and Milken Family Foundation Launch Global Business Plan Competition to Improve Education

The University of Pennsylvania has teamed up with the Milken Family Foundation to launch the Milken-Penn GSE Prize for Business Plans in Education, the first competition specifically aimed at stimulating entrepreneurship and addressing challenge... More

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Tavares Strachan: Orthostatic Tolerance

The surf surrounding Tavares Strachan's (b. 1979, Nassau, Bahamas, lives New York) hometown of Nassau, is the site of an experimental rocket launch. Made of glass from island sand, and powered by sugarcane, the rockets mark a primary phase of th... More

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Workplace Challenges: Managing Layoffs, and Motivating Those Left Behind

The current downturn has left many companies scrambling to manage workplace issues -- ranging from how to avoid a brain drain to how they can provide better value to customers and clients. Employees, for their part, face the challenges that aris... More

Sole Mates: Looking for 'Profit with a Purpose' from Socially Conscious Footwear Customers

Creating an international company that sells shoes made in Africa has confronted Tal Dehtiar with a series of unexpected challenges. Among them: the color blue. "The only colors the factories are used to working with are black and brown,&qu... More

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2009 Goldstone Forum

Paul Krugman, renowned economist and columnist for the New York Times, delivers a lecture on "The Economic Challenges Ahead" at the 2009 Goldstone Forum, presented by the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program. ... More

Virtual Mummy

In this audio slideshow, anthropology major Samantha Cox discusses her work on reexamining Penn Museum specimens using CT scan technology. ... More

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Weight Training Boosts Breast Cancer Survivors? Body Image and Satisfaction with Intimate Relationships

In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel ... More

David A. Asch, MD, MBA Receives AAMC Distinguished Teacher Award

David A. Asch, MD, MBA, the Robert D. Eilers Professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wharton School, was presented with the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Di... More

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