In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wharton's Katherine Klein discusses California's new board gender diversity law mandating female directors on company boards.
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Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel recommends that long-term investors not panic at the stock market’s recent swoon.
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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.
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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.
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PennDesign’s distinguished center for training and research in the technical conservation of the built environment, The Center for Architectural Conservation, led by Frank G. Matero, has a new home and a new name.
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The task of designing a logo has historically been viewed as an art more than a science, but Wharton marketing professor Ryan Dew’s new paper, “Letting Logos Speak: A Machine Learning Approach to Data-driven Logo Design,” proposes a more data-driven approach.
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