In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Call for nominations are now open for Penn’s Green Purchasing Awards through June 28. Now in its fifth year, the award recognizes the leading actions of any individual and/or team that advances the development of sustainable purchasing practices at Penn.
FULL STORY AT Penn Purchasing Services →
Penn Arts & Sciences has announced the 2019 funded projects for Making a Difference in Diverse Communities, an initiative that encourages faculty to explore innovative ways of applying their expertise. Through a combination of coursework, research, and service, the projects address issues of diversity and inequality at the local, national, and international level.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
In a new commentary, Tim Wang, Mark Wolff, and Neeraj Panchal bring attention to the oral health needs of a growing geriatric population in the U.S., and suggest practical ways to prepare providers to meet the challenge of treating this unique group.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Clinical and business leaders value the innovation and clinical acumen skills nurses bring to their organizations at most levels, but not the highest. By 2025, though, both sides of the industry signal that they’re taking steps to fully unleash nurse innovators at the leadership level.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Werner is a global expert on health care policies and their impact on the quality and equity of health care, she holds both an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine, where she also did her residency in Internal Medicine, and a Ph.D. in Health Economics from the Wharton School.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Aimee Ando is graduating as one of the inaugural cohort of Penn’s Master of Health Care Innovation program, a two-year online degree at Penn that provides health care professionals with the mentors and know-how to create real change.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Each year, the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation’s “Innovation Accelerator” program offers teams of clinicians and staffers the opportunity to test and pitch their ideas for how the University of Pennsylvania Health System can improve some aspect of its operations.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Wharton real estate professor Benjamin Keys discusses a new analysis tool he an colleagues have created that could be an early-warning signal when lenders relax mortgage requirements beyond a safe level.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Hosted by the Implementation Science Center at the Leonard Davis Institute, Lisa Saldana and her colleagues developed the Stages of Implementation Completion, or SIC, system to plan and manage evidence-based implementation projects in various areas of clinical practice.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett and Netter Center Director Ira Harkavy have named Dr. Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing and her partners at Inthedance, LLC as the recipients of the annual Provost-Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award, which recognizes sustained and productive university/community partnerships.
FULL STORY AT The Netter Center →
