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  • Katz Center–supported scholarship recognized in the National Jewish Book Awards

    The 2024 winners and finalists developed their research in the halls of the Katz Center and in the pages of Katz Center publications.

    FULL STORY AT Herbert D. Katz Center

  • Christopher Yoo joins ALI AI project

    The Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology, professor of communication, and professor of computer and information science has been appointed as an adviser to The American Law Institute’s new project, “Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence,” which will explore how private law can balance innovation with accountability in AI regulation.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law

  • New research explores how Volodymyr Zelensky’s public persona shaped early narratives of the Russia-Ukraine war

    New research from Annenberg School for Communication doctoral candidate Liz Hallgren analyzes Western media’s fascination with Volodymyr Zelensky in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication

  • Seven Penn, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia faculty elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

    The members are among 99 physician-scientists from 46 institutions recognized for excellence across academic medicine. They are: Mucio Kit Delgado, Rajat Deo, Yi Fan, Terence Peter Gade, Ethan M. Goldberg, Jorge Henao-Mejia, and Nilam S. Mangalmurti.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News

  • Deep Jariwala receives SPIE Early Career Achievement Award

    The Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar and Associate Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his pioneering contributions towards understanding strong light-matter interactions in quantum-confined excitonic and magnetic semiconductors, and for the development of excitonic metamaterials.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • Nearly half of adults mistakenly think benefits of daily aspirin outweigh risks

    Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds in a new health survey that nearly half (48%) of U.S. adults incorrectly think that for most adults, the benefits of taking a low-dose aspirin every day to reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks. The past rationale for routine low-dose aspirin use was that aspirin acts as a blood thinner and reduces the clotting that can clog arteries and lead to heart attack or stroke.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center

  • John Bassani awarded the Society of Engineering Science William Prager Medal

    The Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been awarded the 2025 Society of Engineering Science William Prager Medal for outstanding research contributions in theoretical solid mechanics.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today

  • The future of nursing: Embracing the power of AI

    Nursing science is poised to revolutionize health care through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence. To explore this frontier, Penn Nursing hosted the AI and Nursing Science workshop. The workshop brought together leading nurse scientists, AI experts, ethicists, and policymakers, from across the U.S. and throughout Penn.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News

  • CareQuest Institute supports future leaders in oral health through new scholarship at Penn Dental Medicine

    The scholarship is designated for a student within Penn Dental Medicine’s Master of Science in Oral and Population Health program, and awards $45,000 annually for two years.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine

  • Penn Medicine’s Susan Domchek honored by ASCO for cancer prevention work

    Domchek is the Basser Professor in Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine and executive director of the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, where she also serves as director of the Mariann and Robert MacDonald Cancer Risk Evaluation Program; the ASCO-American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Award is bestowed upon a distinguished expert who has made significant contributions to cancer prevention and control research or practice.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News