In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Apgar is one of 110 exceptional staff members recognized this year through Penn’s Models of Excellence Program, and one of five to receive the Pillars of Excellence Award.
FULL STORY AT Penn Human Resources →
The $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides immediate relief to households and businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Penn Wharton Budget Model has analyzed the short-term economic effects of the pandemic and the CARES Act.
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College instructors have moved their courses online, but Penn GSE’s Sharon Ravitch says they need to do more to meet their students' needs during this pandemic.
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Data show that the number of people with clinically complex health and social needs is growing. Programs designed to support these adults have fallen short and the healthcare system is becoming overtaxed by these “superutilizers”.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid, managing partner Josh Harris, and co-managing partner David Blitzer are donating funds for rapid deployment of COVID-19 antibody testing to Philadelphia doctors and nurses, identifying those with potential immunity.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The gift will propel critical immunology research by world leaders pivoting to novel coronavirus research.
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The MBA program is launching a new quantitative finance major within the Finance Department. New courses will be offered, bolstered by the establishment of the Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Professorship in Quantitative Finance and the new Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Scholars in Quantitative Finance.
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Aurea Simon-Soro was named the recipient of the 2020 IADR Oral Health Research Young Investigators Travel Award and Yuan Liu was honored with the 2020 IADR Women in Science Promising Talent Award.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
Stay-at-home orders have left many families struggling without routines or rhythms. Creating a schedule for your family can be a way to regain, even in a small way, a sense of order and normalcy.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
In “Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale,” Jonathan Barnett, retired professor of practice in the Weitzman School of Design describes how to redesign megaregional growth using mostly private investment, without having to wait for massive government funding or new governmental structures. In this excerpt, Barnett lays out three new initiatives that can reshape current trends in regional design.
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