In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Penn Wissahickon Hospice and Caring Way received the Circle of Life award from the American Hospital Association for expanding the reach of innovative palliative and end-of-life care to the community. Penn was among three programs nationwide to receive this honor.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Katz Center hosted the annual Advanced Summer School for Graduate Students in Jewish Studies. Co-presented with the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where students and faculty around the world discussed the theme of the supernatural in Jewish history and culture.
FULL STORY AT Herbert D. Katz Center →
Wharton professor Joao Gomes discusses the reality of the Brexit negotiations and plan for withdrawal from the EU as the U.K. is scheduled to release its plan of action and trade details.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Wieland will lead the division's sports performance team, which is comprised of sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning, nutrition, sports psychology, and mental health and wellness.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
The School of Nursing has been re-designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership for an additional four-year term.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Zoe Belodeau set therookie records on attack and Ivy League rookie records on the draw, earning a spot on Inside Lacrosse's all-rookie team.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Penn's Jacques deLisle discusses the implications of the Trump administration's trade wars between the U.S. and China.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
In order to address “narrow network” plans available on ACA, federal and state policymakers are setting standards for network adequacy in the wake of high-cost providers being excluded from plans, or additional costs to patients from in-network providers.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
After a fall fractured the eight-year-old gelding’s neck, Senior Senator traveled to New Bolton Center, where the School’s robotics-controlled computed tomography (CT) system analyzed the break, underwent surgery, and recovered at Penn Vet’s landmark recovery pool, part of New Bolton Center’s surgical suite in the
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
Adam Shiroff, director of the Penn Center for Chest Trauma, addresses a rare chest injury that started with a patient's sneeze, and uncovered a deteriorating chest wall.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
