In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Last year, Strella Biotechnology received $100,000 of financial support, a $50,000 living stipend for both awardees, and a year of dedicated co-working and lab space at the Pennovation Center. Now, it has $3.3 million on hand as it attempts to take its technology into retail stores.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering →
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic will have long-term consequences for the federal budget, and could hasten the Fund’s depletion by four years.
FULL STORY AT Wharton →
The program, led by James M. Wilson, a leading expert in the technology platform used in the experimental vaccine, will conduct preclinical studies in joint research and development project with Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
While the role that misinformation played in slowing the federal government’s response to COVID-19 is well-understood, less is known about why Americans might accept misinformation about the virus and how misinformation might affect trust in public health experts.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
This spring, the 60-Second Lecture series went digital as faculty experts shed light on the COVID-19 pandemic.
FULL STORY AT OMNIA →
The most efficient way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming is by putting a price on carbon in the form of a carbon tax. But the idea of taxing the fuels that run cars, and power homes has given Americans pause and, as a result, no carbon tax has been levied to date in the U.S.
FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →
Dean John L. Jackson, Jr. and Professors Marwan M. Kraidy, Monroe Price, and Guobin Yang were four of the 31 notable scholars inducted as ICA Fellows during the 2020 Annual Conference.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Penn Law’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic is aiming to fill that gap with a carefully crafted series of frequently asked questions and answers that matter most to small business owners and entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
At the end of March, nurses in the Tuttleman Center’s ambulatory surgery center were invited to serve as members of the newly launched Exposure SWAT Team, working with Infection Prevention and Occupational Health to identify, track, and manage employee exposures.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The award, endowed by the Virgil Thomson Foundation and administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, recognizes an American composer of vocal works and includes a prize of $40,000.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
