In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Maya Lassiter, doctoral GEM Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at Penn Engineering, is applying an instrumentation and systems perspective to understand how nanoscale robots can be fabricated, controlled and used to further biological research.
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Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese has been named one of the 50 lawyers, judges, and law professors recently elected to the American Law Institute (ALI). Coglianese is the Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor at the Law School and Professor of Political Science in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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Maureen Rush, Vice President for Public Safety & Superintendent of Penn Police announced the award, who highlighted the partnership between Penn and the Philadelphia Fire Department as a special accomplishment.
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The spring schedule features 10 ranked opponents (as of November 13), including four in the top 25.
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Christopher A. Hunter, Mindy Halikman Heyer Distinguished Professor of Pathobiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine, has been elected President-elect of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, which is is devoted to research in the fields of cytokine, interferon and chemokine cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and the clinical use of these biological response modifiers.
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The Barbara Bates Center for The Study of The History of Nursing is collaborating with the Humanity School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to explore the development of nursing in China. “Modern Nursing in China” will research how nursing developed in the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
By prompting doctors to O.K. a screening for breast or colorectal cancer, order rates jumped significantly, but patient completion rates didn’t change.
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The two-year, $500,000 grant is part of Carnegie’s “Rigor and Relevance” program that supports universities and will help underwrite a series of multidisciplinary workshops, faculty support, and communications efforts to disseminate new ideas widely.
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David Skeel, the S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law and member of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board discusses whether privatizing Puerto Rico’s electric system, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017, is a viable solution.
FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →
Jonathan A. Epstein, executive vice dean, chief scientific officer, and the William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research in the Perelman School of Medicine, has been awarded the Harriet P. Dustan Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine by the American College of Physicians, a national organization of internists.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
