In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will examine the lessons learned from the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action, as well as the current state of science and technology to inform their assessment of the capacity of the profession to meet the anticipated health and social care demands from 2020 to 2030.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The Center will focus on the accelerated development of novel therapies and improved clinical outcomes for patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer, and is possible thanks to a gift from George and Debbie Miller in memory of their daughter, Tara, who passed away from melanoma in 2014.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Donah Beale is a historical reenactor who inhabits Finley’s character as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival at an open house at the Pennsylvania Hospital.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
For the sixth straight year, FactCheck.org has won the Webby Award for best News & Politics website from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The Webby Awards honor excellence on the internet, including websites, advertising, apps, videos, and more.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
The winners of the 2019 Jacobson Venture Awards, Franco Martínez Levis, Ron Kerbs, and Nestor Solari and Júlio Erdos, will use the $10,000 award to focus their energies on their entrepreneurial venture during the summer.
FULL STORY AT Lauder Institute →
What’s it like to be a current undergraduate at Penn Nursing? Think little sleep, rushing to class and clinicals, and constant commitments for nursing student and athlete Nia Atkins.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
At a private lunch arranged by the Perelman School of Medicine Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Cara James, Director of the Office of Minority Health within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, lauded Shreya Kangovi's community health workers project and said the concept seemed a particularly good one for Medicare to investigate further.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Wharton's Hamsa Bastani discusses her research on a better way to use predictive analytics.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
In the two decades since its launch, Knowledge@Wharton has become an invaluable resource for lifelong learning online, on the radio, and on podcasts.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Magazine →
In recognition of the 50 year anniversary of this landmark legislation, Penn IUR Faculty Fellows Vincent Reina and Susan Wachter guest co-edited Cityscape Volume 21, Number 1 entitled “Symposium: The Fair Housing Act at 50.” The series of articles show the importance of the FHA and the challenges that remain to truly achieve its original mandate.
FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →
