In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The freshman duo of Eduoardo Graziani and Kevin Zhu teamed up in doubles to win the Gold Draw at the Ivy Plus. Graziani and Zhu defeated Dartmouth's pair 6-4 to win the Ivy Plus' Gold Draw.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
A multi-institutional study, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, found that among patients who underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a high number experienced severe and moderate cases of prosthesis-patient mismatch—meaning the implanted heart valve is too small for the patient which can lead to inadequate blood flow.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
In a recent article, corporate governance expert and Penn Law professor Jill Fisch called for increased judicial scrutiny of board-adopted corporate governance bylaws in light of the imbalance of power between shareholders and boards of directors.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Penn Athletics is partnering with NBC Sports Philadelphia for a record number of live broadcasts on the regional sports network during the 2018-19 year. All 17 live events will be produced by the Penn Sports Network.
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For the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Department’s pedagogy seminar, Lingel led a collaborative zine-making workshop. The final product is currently stocked at Blue Stockings, a feminist bookstore in New York City, and Wooden Shoe, an anarchist bookstore in Philadelphia.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The grant, awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health, will fund the Center's study on the effects of advertising, packaging, and labeling on perceptions, use, and exposure to tobacco products.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Wharton's Mitesh Patel discusses his new research on using lotteries to encourage employees to lose weight.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Grand View Health's partnership will focus on the development of joint clinical care programs to improve health care for people in Bucks and Montgomery counties and the surrounding areas.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
For the past four years, alumna Amneris Rasuk has taught at In-Tech Academy, a public middle and high school in the Bronx. For her architecture class, of which students receive college credit, Rasuk has created a yearlong program that she describes as “geometry in architecture.” But funding for proper tools—especially those used to draft—is few and far between.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Delta Dental's Oral Health Education grant will award two $25,000 scholarships each year to dental medicine students who participate in community outreach as students and plan to work with underserved populations after graduation.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
