In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The major project currently underway is the new Penn Spine Center, which will begin serving patients in early 2019. By virtue of being the nation’s first hospital, Pennsy is challenged to balance historic preservation with the need for patient-centered layouts.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Launched in November, Scheie’s Thyroid Eye Disease Program offers advanced care for patients with TED, also known as Graves’ eye disease or Graves’ orbitopathy. The program provides both medical and surgical interventions and treats patients at any stage of their disease.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Senior Cooper Gardner has been selected as one of 47 football players named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
A new collection of positions on architecture and the environment edited by Assistant Professor Sophie Hochhäusl and ETH Visiting Professor Torsten Lange has been published in Architectural Histories. The collection, titled "Field Notes," is a collaboration between members of the European Architectural History Network's Architecture and Environment group.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Alumnae Haley Russell and Laura Colagrande, the winners for the iDesign Prize, have brought cricket protein pet snack to market.
FULL STORY AT Penn Design →
As of January 1, 2019, Sara “Sally” Bachman assumed the role of Dean at SP2, succeeding four years of leadership under John L. Jackson, Jr., Richard Perry University Professor.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
John D'Auria offers two strategies school leaders can use to turn conflict into open dialogue.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
On January 3, Louis S. Rulli, Practice Professor of Law and the former Director of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies will receive the Father Robert Drinan Award of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities in recognition of his long and distinguished career in pro bono legal service.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
A new tunnel connecting the Pavilion to HUP will run between the new facility’s emergency department and the Silverstein basement at HUP, providing a quick way to deliver surgical supplies, medications, and will keep transported patients apart from the general public.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Annie Addison’s connection to Penn began at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1966, when she volunteered as a candy striper for two summers while still in high school, then moved on to a job at PAH in 1968. She has no immediate plans to retire.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
