In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Penn Law First Generation Scholars program will welcome its first members this fall, for those who are among the first in their families to attend graduate or professional school. The program, a first for the Law School, will support six students over six years through a scholarship from alumnus David Silk, who graduated in 1988.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
A new article from LDI Associate Fellow Ravi Parikh, Ziad Obermeyer, and LDI Senior Fellow Amol Navathe in Science works to demystify artificial intelligence, and suggests some practical guidelines for regulating the rise of machine learning.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Penn sociologist Damon Centola thinks the contemporary wisdom about how behavior spreads is missing something fundamental—and that may be why mindless trivialities crowd out civic engagement.
FULL STORY AT The Pennsylvania Gazette →
Wharton's Abraham Wyner discusses how increased reliance on analytics is changing Big League rosters with how to spot stars, how to predict their performance and how many big dollars to sign them on for..
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The Wharton School announced today a $10 million gift from 1986 undergraduate alumnus Josh Harris and his wife Marjorie Harris to establish the Joshua J. Harris Alternative Investments Program to expand co-curricular opportunities for Wharton students in the field and bring together alumni and industry experts through events and programming.
FULL STORY AT Wharton →
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s TeleRetina program provides a clearer picture of patients’ risk for retinopathy, which can lead to blindness if left untreated.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn researchers found that patients are often willing to share their Google search histories with medical researchers and allow them to be analyzed alongside their medical records.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The award will fund research by Feng, assistant professor in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Systems Engineering, called “Topological Engineering for Active Photonic Structures and Devices,” which aims to advance the field of photonic computing and communications systems.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →
Chester County Hospital serves as a satellite chapter of Mended Hearts, a national and community-based organization that provides patients undergoing bypass surgery, valve replacement, and other cardiothoracic surgeries with a resource after surgery.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
School of Social Policy & Practice faculty members Richard J. Gelles, Steven C. Marcus, Phyllis Solomon, Ram A. Cnaan, Susan B. Sorenson, and Dennis P. Culhane have recently been recognized as one of the top 100 most influential contemporary social work faculty in a recent Journal of Social Service Research article.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
