In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands celebrate the life and enduring legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by highlighting three films that feature the Supreme Court Justice.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
A group of top health services researchers from across Penn schools and centers are coming together in an initiative to foster and support new scientific inquiries aimed at finding solutions to the problems of institutional, structural, and interpersonal racism that impact health, including throughout the U.S. health care system.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Researchers from Penn Medicine have designed and developed a new targeted cell therapy approach to autoimmune diseases based on the learnings from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, a technique that modifies patients’ own T cells to attack cancer cells.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Carmen Maria Machado has been named Abrams Artist-In-Residence in the Penn Arts & Sciences Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. She is the author of the bestselling memoir “In the Dream House” and the award-winning short story collection “Her Body and Other Parties.”
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
The same researchers who helped develop the Green New Deal are launching the “climate + community project” (ccp), a push to turn grassroots demands for climate justice into formal policy proposals and actionable legislation, developed by researchers with connections to climate movements, and vetted by members of the communities with the most at stake.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Breitweiser’s research focuses on optically addressable spin qubits and their potential applications to quantum computing and quantum communication. He is one of 24 fellows.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Pikul is the first Penn researcher to win this award. He will receive $825,000 over three years, to support research on his metal-air scavenger technology, a new kind of hybrid energy system that combines the best qualities of batteries and “harvesters,” such as solar panels.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Founded by Marci Hamilton, a Penn professor and advocate for the civil rights of children, CHILD USA conducts evidence-based research to identify laws and policies affecting child protection. Through the internship, Social Science Fellows have the opportunity to analyze data and conduct research on topics including abuse in sports, statutes of limitation, conversion therapy, educational neglect, and child safety during COVID-19.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
The New America Fellowship Program supports and invests in writers, scholars, filmmakers, and journalists, and awards ten fellows each year. Through his fellowship, Ossei-Owusu will work on his manuscript, “The People’s Champ: Legal Aid from Slavery to Mass Incarceration.”
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Without our normal ability to interact with the people and places that usually make us happy, it’s natural to turn to food or alcohol as a replacement. Food and drink are tied to the feelings of stability or instability a given person may have during quarantine. Penn Medicine experts say it’s important to create new, stable eating routines, and start small.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
