In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The economic fallout of import tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China depends largely on how long they stay in effect, according to Wharton emeritus finance professor Jeremy Siegel. “It’s not good economically and it’s not good politically,” Siegel said of the proposed actions during a recent Wharton Business Daily podcast episode.
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The 2024 winners and finalists developed their research in the halls of the Katz Center and in the pages of Katz Center publications.
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The Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology, professor of communication, and professor of computer and information science has been appointed as an adviser to The American Law Institute’s new project, “Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence,” which will explore how private law can balance innovation with accountability in AI regulation.
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The senior associate vice provost for Student Affairs with the Division of University Life was an honoree in the inaugural cohort of the Goldstone Association for Student Conduct Administration Foundation’s Legacy of Excellence awards for her contributions to the field of student conduct administration and higher education.
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New research from Annenberg School for Communication doctoral candidate Liz Hallgren analyzes Western media’s fascination with Volodymyr Zelensky in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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The members are among 99 physician-scientists from 46 institutions recognized for excellence across academic medicine. They are: Mucio Kit Delgado, Rajat Deo, Yi Fan, Terence Peter Gade, Ethan M. Goldberg, Jorge Henao-Mejia, and Nilam S. Mangalmurti.
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The Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar and Associate Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his pioneering contributions towards understanding strong light-matter interactions in quantum-confined excitonic and magnetic semiconductors, and for the development of excitonic metamaterials.
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Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds in a new health survey that nearly half (48%) of U.S. adults incorrectly think that for most adults, the benefits of taking a low-dose aspirin every day to reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks. The past rationale for routine low-dose aspirin use was that aspirin acts as a blood thinner and reduces the clotting that can clog arteries and lead to heart attack or stroke.
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The Professor Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been awarded the 2025 Society of Engineering Science William Prager Medal for outstanding research contributions in theoretical solid mechanics.
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The scholarship is designated for a student within Penn Dental Medicine’s Master of Science in Oral and Population Health program, and awards $45,000 annually for two years.
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