In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Wilkinson-Ryan, professor of law and psychology; Hoffman, Golkin Family Professor and William A. Schnader Professor of Law; and Penn Carey Law student Campbell have won the Order of the Coif 2024 Lolly Gasaway Faculty-Student Writing Award for their collaborative work, “Expecting Specific Performance,” published by the NYU Law Review in 2023.
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The new research core brings revolutionary advances in genetics research to the School of Dental Medicine. The Spatial Transcriptomics Core features the 10X Genomics Xenium Analyzer, a device that enables researchers to measure which genes are active on a per-cell basis throughout a section of tissue.
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The American Institute of Chemical Engineers named Radhakrishnan, professor and Herman P. Schwan Department Chair of Bioengineering and Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, an AIChE Fellow, which is awarded on individuals who have made significant contributions to the chemical engineering profession and exemplify the highest standards of leadership, research and service.
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Experts reflect on YouTube’s 20th anniversary, examining its impact on cross-cultural connections and the rise of social media influencers.
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Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. has announced the reappointment of Laura Perna, the GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education, as Vice Provost for Faculty. “Laura Perna has been an invaluable leader in sustaining one of our most important commitments: supporting our great Penn faculty at every stage of their careers,” said Jackson. Perna is a global expert in college access, affordability, and success, especially for low-income, first-generation, and non-traditional students.
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Political science professor Tariq Thachil and his co-author Adam Auerbach’s book, “Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness,” has won the Ananda Coomaraswamy Book Prize from the Association for Asian Studies.
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DuBois Shaw, the Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Professor in the School of Arts & Sciences and Inaugural Faculty Director of the Arthur Ross Gallery, received the award for her book, “The Art of Remembering: Essays on African American Art and History.”
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Penn Carey Law’s Mitchell Berman was awarded the Jurisprudence Section Article Award from the Association of American Law Schools for his article “How Practices Make Principles, and How Principles Make Rules.”
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The Persian Program of the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and Penn Libraries has announced the donation of an extensive archive from the late poet Nader Naderpour.
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The donation of an extensive archive from Farhad Mafie, a close friend and confidant of the late Nader Naderpour (1929-2000), and Jaleh Bassiri Naderpour, the poet’s widow, spans six decades from 1940 to 2000. It includes the poet’s correspondence with distinguished literary figures, 400 tapes of his lectures and interviews on Iranian literature, culture, and politics, 45 videos of his lectures, his library, more than 1,600 scanned copies of his articles and notes, over 1,000 images of his handwritten poems, articles, and notes, and 200 photographs, among other items.
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