Articles by Stephanie Chen
09/04/23 9:29pm
Penn neurosurgeon awarded $5.4 million by White House to advance brain cancer research
The Cancer Moonshot Scholars program – reignited by the White House last year – supports early-career investigators in cancer research and innovation. 04/12/23 7:22pm
80% of U.S. workforce will be affected by GPTs, Penn research finds
The researchers identified data processing services, information services, publishing, and insurance carriers as industries in which GPTs will have the greatest effect. 11/30/22 10:01pm
Penn Medicine researchers develop multivalent flu vaccine using mRNA technology
Researchers have developed a new flu vaccine that can protect against all 20 known flu subtypes and can potentially protect against new strains in the future. 11/09/22 2:13am
Perry World House hosts panel on Global Research & Internship Program during annual career week
The events, held from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21, featured alumni and real-world professionals who have experience working in careers centered around international issues. 10/27/22 12:27am
Thirty Penn Medicine staff, medical students receive grants to fund community service projects
Since its inception, the Penn Medicine CAREs program has provided more than $880,000 in funding to over 880 service initiatives. 10/13/22 8:49pm
Penn Engineering professor receives $2.2M grant to research fuel cell technology
Karen Winey, Penn Engineering professor, has received $2.2 million from the Department of Energy to fund research in synthesizing cleaner and more efficient fuel cell technologies. 10/10/22 11:31pm
Public Health and Wellbeing renews programming on sleep and sexual health
The programs — called “Refresh” and “Penn’s Declassified Sex Survival Guide” — have garnered 3,400 participants and 1,500 participants respectively since their inception. 09/28/22 1:08am
Biotech company spin-off from Penn raises $40 million for Parkinson's disease research
The biotech startup was initially developed by two professors of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, D. Kacy Cullen and Douglas Smith. 09/22/22 11:46pm
Over 350 undergraduates present summer research at the Fall Research Expo 2022
Posters were displayed from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. throughout Houston Hall, and topics ranged from historical analyses of literature to identifying genetic markers for diabetes. 09/15/22 12:16am
Perelman School of Medicine launches a four-year palliative care program
Penn is one of the few medical schools in the country that provide a robust, four-year curriculum on palliative care. 09/12/22 1:43am
Penn hosts sixth Elon Musk Public Lecture featuring physics professor Andreas Albrecht
The event was held on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. and featured 1983 PhD graduate Andreas Albrecht, now a physics professor at the University of California at Davis. 08/30/22 12:27am
Penn welcomes nearly 6,000 students back to on-campus housing
Residential Services expected 2,545 first-year and transfer students, 2,379 second-year students, and 866 third- and fourth-year students to move into campus housing between Aug. 21 and 28. 05/13/22 2:07pm
Revamped Triple ‘S’ Show returns for first time since 2019
The Triple ‘S’ Show is a "step, stroll, and/or salute" competition among 12 IGC fraternity and sorority chapters during the 126th Penn Relays. 04/19/22 10:20pm
‘Not as efficient’: Students criticize Path@Penn as difficult to navigate
Students reported having hopes that Path@Penn would improve on Penn InTouch — only to be disappointed with difficulties in the advance registration process. 04/08/22 1:38am
Penn's cultural centers to host graduation celebrations for the Class of 2022
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with the seven cultural centers at Penn to find out how they will be celebrating graduating students this spring. 03/22/22 12:03am
Twenty Penn students camp in West Virginia over spring break as part of a new LGST course
The course consists of a five mandatory 90-minute class sessions and a Leadership Venture over spring break that involved hiking, biking, and canoeing in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 02/02/22 11:11pm
Students disappointed by Penn’s failure to readily enforce COVID-19 policies
Some students said that they felt the University's COVID-19 policies — such as double-masking, testing, and isolation — are not being enforced with enough rigor. 01/31/22 12:40am
Students studying abroad in spring 2022 balance health and learning amid COVID-19
Penn has been working with the Committee on International Travel Risk Assessment to review study abroad programs and ensure safety among student travelers amid COVID-19. 12/02/21 12:10am
Students say ‘sauna’-like rooms are disrupting their sleep and studying
When the University switched the air conditioning systems to heating systems in mid-October, students living in high rises and New College House West experienced temperatures reaching what they said felt too warm. 11/16/21 11:33pm