In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Neha Vapiwala has become the first Penn faculty member to lead the premier society for radiation oncology professionals.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Three student teams from each of Penn Engineering’s six departments presented their work to more than 60 alumni. The Judges’ Choice Award, which recognizes overall excellence, went to ESE’s VivoDisk, which developed a novel machine to manufacture organs-on-a-chip for Vivodyne, a startup launched by Dan Huh, associate professor in bioengineering.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
A new paper from Penn Engineering details a material made chiefly of hyaluronic acid and gelatin, two gooey substances commonly found outside cells in joints and connective tissue, that have greater internal surface area, allowing cells to travel faster between two points to aid in healing.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
This month’s recommendations from curators at Penn Libraries are focused on food: cookbooks, chef memoirs, farming, and culinary travels.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
The American Academy of Nursing has named Penn Nursing’s Julie A. Fairman a Living Legend, an honor bestowed upon a person who has made significant contributions to nursing and health care over the course of their career.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The professor of pathology and laboratory medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine has been recognized for his more than 40 years of research discoveries that have led to significant increases in the understanding and treatment of thrombocytopenic disorders.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
A viewpoint commentary from LDI senior fellows lists critical challenges—with solutions—to achieving value-based payment goals.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
A new study from Wharton’s Marissa King tallies the number of private equity firms that have acquired behavioral health facilities across the country.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
A new study from Penn LDI confirms that older Americans living in subsidized housing are more likely to have chronic medical and psychiatric conditions along with functional and cognitive impairments, and extends what is known about risk factors, disparities, and health care use among this population.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Robert Farley, FactCheck.org’s deputy managing editor, has been awarded the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2023 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact Checking for a series of articles on claims made during the House investigation and impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
