In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The newly-formed Adolescence, Health, and Addiction (AHA!) Lab, led by Annenberg School assistant professor David Lydon-Staley, will investigate questions around substance use, emotion regulation, and curiosity, with a particular focus on adolescence.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
To commemorate The Review’s first decade of publishing daily regulatory news, analysis, and opinion, leading regulatory scholars and distinguished regulatory leaders reflect on regulatory changes and developments over the past ten years.
FULL STORY AT The Regulatory Review →
Penn GSE’s Jonathan Supovitz and John D’Auria have created Leading Improvement in Challenging Times, a guide and companion video to help leaders collaborate within their districts, schools, and teams to address questions of equity, access, technology, pedagogy, and social-emotional support.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
A study by LDI Senior Fellows finds that, despite the cost of hiring better and more trained nurses, the outcomes far outweigh the cost in terms of patient mortality, avoidable complications, and readmissions.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Eugenia South, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and an LDI Senior Fellow, plans more action and policy focus with enhanced emphasis on structural racism.
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The Richard Perry University Professor in Chemistry and in Materials Science and Engineering, has been awarded by Clarivate, the analytics company that operates the citation index Web of Science. Citation Laureate candidates are selected from the authors of the .01 percent of studies that have been cited more than 2,000 times, and such citation rates are often good leading indicators of future winners.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
DeJean, Trustee Professor of French, was made a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences. DeJean’s expertise is in 17th- and 18th-century French literature, with an emphasis on women’s writing, the history of sexuality, the development of the novel, and material culture.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
Encouraging clinicians to treat patients’ pain with non-opioid options was linked to less opioid use and sensitivity in subsequent months for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Estela Bensimon, Michelene Chi, and Joseph Krajcik are the recipients of one of the most prestigious prizes in education recognizes outstanding achievement in pre-K-12 education, higher education, and learning science research.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks with Kwasi Mitchell from Deloitte Consulting LLP about how company leaders and employees can contribute to diversity initiatives.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
