In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Financial incentives are known to increase patient engagement in a wide range of health programs, but they have rarely been used for mental health care beyond treating substance use disorders. Showing up and being involved in mental health treatment is half the battle for patients, and a new study from Penn LDI shows that financial incentives can help.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
According to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey, the public’s knowledge about monkeypox has increased rapidly in recent weeks though misconceptions and uncertainty persist, and over a quarter of Americans say they are not likely to get vaccinated against monkeypox if they’re exposed to it.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
The associate professor of religious studies is appointed to the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, with joint appointment to the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
A new study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine finds that bloodstream levels of a protein fragment called endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in patients with a common form of heart failure.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The architectural and urban historian whose teaching and research center on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities, will join the Weitzman School as Presidential Associate Professor and the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The new four-year curriculum aims is innovative approach to teaching students how to effectively communicate with, support, and care for patients with serious illness through simulation-based learning.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The assistant professor in bioengineering has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for researching therapies that use engineered cells to treat diseases, infections and chronic illnesses.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
The Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought has received the 2022 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion from the American Academy of Religion.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
A new research initiative from Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute focuses on a longstanding disparity in the rate of chronic kidney disease that is almost four times higher among Black Americans than white Americans. The Penn LDI Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, the effort will involve Penn LDI senior fellows and research teams.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
In the latest effort from Bird Friendly Penn, a campus-wide initiative to make Penn more hospitable, Weitzman students are invited to create signage for Penn buildings to help birds steer clear and minimize collisions. The competition is open to all current Weitzman students. Submissions are due by midnight (Eastern time) on Monday, November 7, and the complete guidelines can be found on the Disrupt the Reflection website.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
