In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
A new study from the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics explores whether a psychological phenomenon called “affective forecasting” (where people tend to overestimate the positive impact of future events on their well-being) could be at play when studying patients willingness to trade an HIV cure with shortened longevity.
FULL STORY AT Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics →
The Penn Libraries recently collaborated with Hakim’s Bookstore, the oldest Black-owned bookstore on the East Coast and a West Philadelphia neighbor, to purchase hundreds of distinctive books curated by Hakim’s expert staff.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Penn Dental Medicine has recently been awarded a $620,900 grant over three years for educational programming targeted to caregivers.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
Savage, a professor in Africana studies, is a finalist for the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award for her latest work, “Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar,” which has also garnered the 2024 American Book Award.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
Penn Admissions provides a snapshot of the applicant pool for the Class of 2028, and some data on the incoming first-year students.
FULL STORY AT Penn Admissions →
A partnership between Penn, Northwestern University, and New York University aims to provide more opportunities for historically underrepresented researchers conducting critical technology research.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The practice professor emeritus and past chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture has been awarded by the International Federation of Landscape Architects for his influence in a range of work from built projects to theoretical works, writings, and teaching activities.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has launched “Nurses for the Vote, Chart the Future,” an initiative aimed at increasing voter registration and civic engagement among students and the community, in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Clark is an assistant professor of perinatal nursing, midwifery, and women’s health in the Department of Family and Community Health and a nurse scientist at Pennsylvania Hospital.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Produced in partnership with The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, “The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment” is among the over 65 free, nonpartisan short films available to educators, students, and families on Annenberg Classroom in advance of Constitution Day, Sept. 17.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
