In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has officially launched OpenSP2, a new academic program designed to complement the School’s existing masters and doctoral programs, including non-credit and certificate programs offered on Penn’s campus and fully online.
FULL STORY AT SP2 News →
Infant Safety Bundle, a multidisciplinary program started by the Mother Baby Unit at Chester County Hospital outlines infant safety procedures for new parents to avoid the risk of infant injury due to falls.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
In recognition of her work in the field of cognitive neuroscience, Martha Farah has been made a Fellow of the prestigious British Academy for the humanities and social sciences, one of 76 such distinguished scholars.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
In the only nation in the world to fund unlimited IVF, rising senior Alisa Feldman investigates how providers in Israel communicate with patients regarding infertility.
FULL STORY AT OMNIA →
Two members of Penn's Varsity 8, Roel van Broekhuizen and Bart Roovers will row in the Men's Eight, and Regina Salmons, who was recently named All-America, will represent the United States in the Women's Pairs.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
The recent indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers by the Justice Department for election meddling highlights the ubiquity of cyber attacks, prompting businesses to work directly to prevent them.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Cancer patients receiving anti-PD-1 therapies who develop lesions, eczema, psoriasis, or other forms of auto-immune diseases affecting the skin may experience those adverse reactions on a delay—sometimes even after treatment has concluded, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine published in JAMA Dermatology.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Wharton's Peter Capelli joins in a conversation about non-poaching agreements that business franchises utilize to prevent employees from leaving one franchise to join another within the same chain, a practice that limits the ability of low-wage workers to seek promotions and earn a better living.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
In his forthcoming book, Wharton finance professor David Musto examines how social impact can be written into contracts when investors are looking to balance profits with social benefits.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
On July 1, Dr. Mark Wolff began his tenure as the Morton Amsterdam Dean of Dental Medicine, on the heels of the expansion of Penn Dental Medicine's Schattner Pavilion, a 2,100-square-foot addition to the school’s campus.
FULL STORY AT Power of Penn →
