In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Through a partnership with PennDesign, the Penn Museum is displaying a collection of objects made just weeks ago. The objects are the work of first-year graduate architecture students who were asked to imagine a 42,000-square-foot addition to the museum that would integrate collections storage, gallery, and event spaces.
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The Graduate School of Education has received $8.6 M in 2018 to support its teacher education programs, including grants for student scholarships and the development of innovative coursework and fieldwork for the School’s Urban Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
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Lewis, an associate professor of nursing in the Department of Family & Community Health, a Calvin Bland Fellow, and Penn Nursing’s Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusivity, is recognized for her scientific and professional accomplishments, as well as volunteer leadership and service.
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Seven researchers from Penn GSE, plus another Penn faculty member with a secondary appointment at GSE, have made Education Week’s 2019 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings list.
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The campaign, developed by FOCUS on Women’s Health and Leadership and Penn Medicine Communications, promotes the work being done by women at Penn Medicine and aims to inspire early-career women in academic medicine through the examples of successful women role models.
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According to Penn GSE’s Matthew Steinberg, when Philadelphia principals leave a school, they are more likely to either take another job in Philadelphia or leave public education.
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At LG Health, geriatricians and hospitalists collaborate with local nursing facilities to reduce readmissions by utilizing on-site medical directors, advanced practice providers, standardized processes, and improved transitions of care for a 30-day readmission rate of about half the national rate.
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When Allie arrived at New Bolton Center, she had vestibular ataxia, a severe loss of balance and coordination. After some preliminary tests, the horse tested positive for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a common and dreaded diagnosis for horse lovers.
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Wharton's Kartik Hosanagar discusse the problems Apple is facing in China. Along with a slowing economy and a burgeoning trade war with the U.S., Chinese rivals are bumping the iPhone’s once-dominant market share in the country.
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With $13.4 million dollars in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the School of Nursing retains its top spot for a second consecutive year for 2018 research funding.
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