The developing therapy — called FLASH for its speed — administers doses in under a second, while traditional therapies administer doses over several minutes, according to the press release.

In anticipation of spring break, Penn Global Support Services, and International Risk Management have issued five tips for international travel over the spring break.

Penn Nursing assistant professor Shoshana Aronowitz will moderate the event, which will be co-sponsored by the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV.

Jariwala and Chen are among the 118 recipients of the two-year fellowship, which awards $75,000 to winners to fund their research.

Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli is leading the search for Rush’s replacement. While Rush acted as both Chief of Police and Vice President of DPS, the roles will now be separate positions.

Burns, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and Academy Award nominee, will give the Commencement speech and receive an honorary doctor of arts degree from Penn.

The University will extend the deadline to Mar. 14 for those who are eligible for a booster shot to upload their information.

The fellows will have access to laboratories focused on infectious disease-related research topics, including vaccine development, tropical medicine, public health, and ecology, according to Penn Vet. 

Platt and Sterling aimed to research why there was such a considerable discrepancy between deaths of despair in the U.S. compared to other countries.

Immediately following the vote, the Penn community is invited to welcome Magill with a procession down Locust Walk led by the Penn Band.

PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released a study which revealed that 98% of the Philadelphia public schools tested had drinking water samples contaminated with lead.

Pennsylvania’s average new daily case count this week was the lowest it has been since August, and its hospitalization rate the lowest since September.

Yale will provide a $150 million endowment to the school in hopes of strengthening its impact on public health. 

Jeffrey Lieberman serves as chair of the Columbia University Psychiatry Department as well as psychiatrist-in-chief at the Columbia-affiliated NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Beavers, who has taught at Penn for over 30 years, will discuss his work in contemporary African American literature.

Penn Law School Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis will speak about the ongoing fight for universal women’s rights.