In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The theme of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia, “How will we live together?” has assumed a new significance as the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the globe. As health concerns led to shutdowns in Italy, the Biennale’s opening was postponed until August 29, but the Weitzman School stands to be well represented if the landmark event can take place.
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David C. Fajgenbaum, a Penn Medicine researcher and Castleman disease patient, and his team demonstrated that there is increased activation of a specific pathway called PI3K/Akt/mTOR. The findings suggest that Castleman patients who do not respond to the only drug currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of the disease may have another option that targets this specific pathway.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The launch of AI for Business is made possible by a new $5 million gift from Tao Zhang and his wife Selina Chin, to expand Wharton’s analytics capabilities, a major focus of Wharton’s More Than Ever campaign.
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Abramson Cancer Center patients are able to self-isolate close to their treatment site thanks to the help of URHomeinPhilly, which offers short term apartment rentals in the city.
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Headway won the 15th annual Pennvention prize, bringing over $20,000 to the team members of Integrated Product Design, graduate students Julia Lin, Jonah Arnheim, Qian Wan, and Laura Ceccacci.
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iCivics and the Annenberg Public Policy Center have rereleased two free online games designed to help educators and parents teach middle and high school students how the different branches of government interact and how the state and federal court systems work.
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Alexa Spagnola and her teammates won the NYU Abu Dhabi Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World with their project, Health Hero Match, which connects healthcare workers with hospitals experiencing staffing shortages.
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Designed for veterinarians and pet owners alike, the new web-based telehealth application is expanding access to science-based insights from certified behavior experts.
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Sean Burkholder, Sophie Debiasi Hochhäusl, and Willie Udell received G. Holmes Perkins Teaching Awards for 2020, in recognition of distinguished teaching and innovation in a classroom, seminar, or studio setting.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
This spring, Penn GSE doctoral student Rabani Garg created a list of the best children’s books about Ramadan that resonate with both Muslim and non-Muslim readers.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
