In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
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 →
Astronaut Garrett Reisman and Vijay Kumar, dean of Penn Engineering, sat down for a conversation at the Wharton Global Forum in New York City in June to discuss Garret's professional trajectory from space travel to professor.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Magazine →
Anew study finds multiple proteinopathies present in most neurodegenerative diseases, and expanding treatment to target more of them may prove successful.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn Engineering’s GRASP Lab robots and aerial vehicles were featured in Philly's first Maker Faire, a gatherings of “makers” — people interested in arts, crafts, and engineering — that take place around the world.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →
Azahara Palomegue, the associate director of the Master of Science in Social Policy Program at the School of Social Policy & Practice, penned a blog about her collaboration with SP2 faculty to launch a global seminar on Cuban contemporary social policy and her experience in Cuba.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
Christina Park, Chelsea Liu and Selina Zeng were awarded by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for the 2017-18 academic year, for their academic achievement in meeting a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams received the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team recognition for the 2018 spring semester.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
The contract provision that Hollywood players can use to negotiate for more diverse and inclusive hiring was developed by Stacy Smith from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and drafted with Kotagal, who discussed the contract with Penn Law.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
The renovation of the Ringe Squash Center is underway. Renamed the Martin and Julie Franklin Squash Courts, the renovation is scheduled to begin on August 1 and is expected to be completed in time for the 2019 fall semester.
FULL STORY AT Penn Athletics →
Sachs Program grant-winner Saif Khawaja wants to engage engineers and artists alike to experiment with electroluminescent artwork.
FULL STORY AT Wharton →
