In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Led by communication professor Andy Tan, the research team aims to create anti-vaping messages tailored to LGBTQ+ teens, who are at a greater risk for tobacco use and tobacco-related health concerns.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Penn President Amy Gutmann has appointed De’Broski R. Herbert, in the Department of Pathobiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine as Presidential Term Associate Professor. Herbert is currently associate professor of immunology, and an active collaborator with faculty at Penn Medicine who concentrate on immunologic mechanisms of disease, as well as with faculty from the Institute for Immunology, the Penn Center for Pulmonary Biology, and the Penn Digestive Diseases Center.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
The Institute of Contemporary Art will welcome visionary artist, writer, filmmaker, and activist Linda Goode Bryant’s appointment as the 2021-2022 Katherine Sachs (CW’69) and Keith L. Sachs (W’67) Guest Curator. Goode Bryant’s role will be as Artistic Director of the forthcoming initiative RAW Académie, Session 9: Infrastructure, an innovative collaboration between ICA and Dakar-based RAW Material Company, to be held in spring 2022.
FULL STORY AT ICA Philadelphia →
Karikó is part of the scientific team whose innovative research laid the foundation for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. The prize from The Vilcek Foundation is awarded to immigrants to the United States who change the country and the world or to those who are dedicated advocates of immigrants. Karikó will officially receive the award, which comes with $100,000, in the spring of 2022.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Through its interdisciplinary, mentorship-based approach, program offers the opportunity to conduct research alongside experts in equine health and veterinary welfare while pursuing two advanced credentials: the Graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare and Behavior at Penn Vet during year one, followed by the Master of Research (MRes) program at the RVC in year two.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
community organizations, faith-based institutions, restaurants, barbershops, and even professional sports teams thanks to $1 million in funding from the City of Philadelphia.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The John Henry Towne Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics received the Award from the Nanoscale Science and Technology Division of AVS, an interdisciplinary professional society centered on the fields of materials, interfaces, and processing.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at Wharton, talks about her research on how automation is reshaping the workplace in unexpected ways. Wu is the co-author of a new study, “The Robot Revolution: Managerial and Employment Consequences for Firms.”
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
New research shows that applying design thinking as a framework for patients who are socially at risk has merit in helping nurses and other health care providers develop clinical pathways to improve care transitions.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Penn Nursing’s Amy Sawyer, associate professor of sleep & health behavior in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, conducted a study showing that patients with untreated sleep apnea had a higher risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event, but the risk of incident heart problems was decreased in those who used CPAP therapy.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
