2015

The experts in Penn's Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology seek the facts that are essential for decisions that affect our environment. The center's role is all the more important when there is controversy.

The unfortunate fact is that the Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response and Recovery meets a need in today's world. Steven J. Berkowitz, M.D., and his team are dedicated to helping children move beyond a horrifying event.

This issue of Penn Medicine has a historical emphasis, beginning with an excerpt from To Spread the Light of Knowledge, a full-color, limited-edition book commissioned to celebrate the 250th birthday of the Perelman School of Medicine. The book chronicles the institution's fascinating history: from its beginning as a few lectures given in borrowed space to today's extensive curriculum, research, and multidisciplinary clinical practice.