The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education hosted 15 leaders from more than nine African countries for a conversation on public deliberation in the United States and how it can apply to communities in Africa.

Jill DiSanto ・June 11, 2012

The success stories of immigrants coming to America are legion.

Jacquie Posey June 7, 2012

  Stop what you’re doing, and just write. That’s what some University of Pennsylvania faculty will be doing the week of June 4.

Jill DiSanto ・June 6, 2012

Despite being at risk of cardiovascular problems associated with testicular cancer treatment, survivors of the disease -- the most common type of cancer striking young men -- frequently report behaviors such as smoking and risky alcohol use that could further raise their chances of developing those late effects of treatment, according to a study from the

Holly Auer ・May 31, 2012

New data from an Internet-based study show that patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) may be at risk for significant late effects after their treatment, but they're unlikely to discuss these and other survivorship care issues with their doctors.

Katie Delach ・May 31, 2012

National data show that currently more than 10 percent of preschoolers in the United States are obese, and an additional 10 percent are overweight.

Katie Delach ・May 31, 2012

National data show that currently more than 10 percent of preschoolers in the United States are obese, and an additional 10 percent are overweight.

Katie Delach ・May 31, 2012

Among patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, treatment with lung-sparing surgery in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) yielded unusually long survival rates, with median survival rates up to two or more years longer than is reported with traditional treatments, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the Univ

Jessica Mikulski ・May 29, 2012

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and School of Dental Medicine, has been designated a national Center of Excellence in Pain Educa

Jessica Mikulski ・May 30, 2012

Individual use of prescription opioids has increased four-fold since the mid-1990s, in part due to increased awareness of pain control for chronic conditions such as low back pain and fibromyalgia and a Joint Commission mandate that hospitals assess patients' pain as a "vital sign" along with their blood pressure and temperature.

Holly Auer ・May 30, 2012