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  • Penn Medicine and Wharton Social Impact Initiative launch new investment initiative for businesses that improve health of Philadelphians

    Three startup companies will be the first to receive investment from the Fund for Health, a joint partnership between Penn Medicine and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative that seeks to invest in early-stage businesses striving to strengthen the social determinants of health of economically disadvantaged Philadelphians. The Fund for Health plans to invest a total of $5 million over the next three years.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • The future can be female

    With a historic balance of women in the MBA Class of 2023, Wharton examines its path to this milestone and efforts to build on progress made in the classroom and the workforce.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →

  • Guns in America: Annenberg Classroom releases film on the Second Amendment

    In honor of Constitution Day, September 17, Annenberg Classroom has released a documentary on the Second Amendment’s “right to bear arms.” The film, “Second Amendment: D.C. v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago,” is the latest in a series of award-winning films about the U.S. Constitution.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →

  • 2021 CAREER Award recipient: Shirin Saeedi Bidokhti

    The assistant professor in electrical and systems engineering will use the grant to conduct research on both online social networks and COVID-19 contact tracing networks.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Penn Arts & Sciences announces Making a Difference in Global Communities and Klein Family Social Justice Grants

    Making a Difference in Global Communities supports multidisciplinary projects led by Arts & Sciences faculty working with students to address global societal challenges, including inequities in race, gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic mobility, education, health care, and political representation, as well as climate change, poverty, and immigration. The Klein Grants are a new program committed to the achievement of social justice through research, teaching, and community engagement.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →

  • Protecting your mental health at work

    Wharton’s Stephanie Creary spoke with organizational behavior researcher Tiffany Johnson and psychologist Hammad S. N’cho about workplace well-being, citing a need for a bespoke strategy for people of color, who have been more adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the heightened tensions around racial and social justice.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Featured Books: Discovering Philadelphia

    To help get in the back-to-school spirit, this month’s Featured Books are all about Philadelphia.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Federal response to pandemic challenges for state and local governments

    In a series of online Special Briefings convened by Penn IUR together with the Volcker Alliance, federal, state, and local budget experts assessed the opportunities and challenges posed by three legislative initiatives that propose a multi-trillion dollar infusion of funding to state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →

  • CRISPR screening tool identifies new drug target for leukemia

    A CRISPR screening tool identified a new therapeutic target to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has the potential to leave patients with fewer side effects than current approaches, according to a new study from Penn Medicine published in Molecular Cell.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Prioritizing vulnerable communities in COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters

    As the nation continues to grapple with outbreaks of COVID-19, the Biden Administration released a statement that concludes a booster shot will be needed to maximize vaccine-induced protection. Penn LDI’s Nadiyah Browning and Janet Weiner examine how these boosters and attendant resources be allocated so that communities that are most vulnerable and disadvantaged are prioritized.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →