In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Professor David Wallace was recently awarded the Sir Israel Gollancz Prize, a prize given biannually by the British Academy that recognizes outstanding work in the fields of Anglo-Saxon, Early English Language and Literature, English Philosophy, or The History of the English Language.
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A Penn Medicine study showed that choice alone does not impact rates, but how choice is offered can alter patient decision-making.
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This week, Penn Law welcomed the JD Class of 2022, comprised of 250 students from 35 states, the District of Columbia, and countries across the globe, including Canada, China, India, and South Korea.
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Eleven freshmen are set to join the ranks of the women’s lacrosse program, looking to build on the foundation of success for the Quakers that includes 13-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament, and 11 Ivy League championships in the last 13 years.
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After taking the Ivy League title race to the final day of the season in 2018, the University of Pennsylvania field hockey team was projected to finish third in the Ivy League's 2019 Pre-Season Media Poll.
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The Class of 2023 features two guards, two forwards and a center, with each player hailing from a different state, including Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, California, Massachusetts and Indiana.
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Michael Mitchell, Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in the Department of Bioengineering, received the award as individual who has successfully demonstrated significant achievements in the field of biomaterials research.
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The Center on Digital Culture and Society, directed by Guobin Yang, is the newest research center at the Annenberg School for Communication. It focuses on interdisciplinary scholarship that investigates all aspects of digital culture, technology, and society.
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Wharton’s Benjamin Keys discusses the reasons behind Barneys’ store closures and headwinds facing luxury retailers.
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In anonymized datasets where distinguishing characteristics of a person such as name and address have been deleted, even a handful of seemingly innocuous information can lead to identification. A computer algorithm can identify 99.98% of Americans by knowing as few as 15 attributes per person, not including names or other unique data.
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