In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Sarah Barringer Gordon, the Arlin M. Adams Professor of Constitutional Law, details the history of the Mountain Meadows massacre of 1857, when a group of Mormon settlers in southeastern Utah ambushed and killed a wagon train of Methodist migrants.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Bridgette Brawner, associate professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health, has won the 2018 Richard L. Sowell Article of the Year Award from the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
A study published in Molecular Therapy finds that inconsistency in the molecular makeup of vectors is a key concern in scaling up gene therapy production for patients.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn Dental Medicine and the Academy for Advancing Leadership have partnered to develop an online, asynchronous certificate program for part-time and transitioning faculty members in dental and allied dental education.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
The $1.25 million gift from the Harry T. Wilks Foundation will lead research and programming at The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, where environmental and social scientists join with with planners, designers, policy makers, and communities to develop practical, innovative ways of improving the quality of life in the places most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
A team from Penn Medicine that runs a program to improve health outcomes for veterans received a “Gold Status” Diffusion of Excellence award from the Veterans Health Administration.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Wharton's Katherine Klein discusses California's new board gender diversity law mandating female directors on company boards.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel recommends that long-term investors not panic at the stock market’s recent swoon.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
On October 8th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees, describing expected environmental, economic and social impacts brought by 1.5 degrees Celsius of climate warming, and the actions that need to be taken on a global scale to limit warming to that level.
FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →
The Hub for Equity, Anti-Oppression, Research, and Development (HEARD) is established to draw together members of our community committed to equity and anti-oppression scholarship, and to provide opportunities for continuing learning.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
