In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of grilling from two Congressional committees to answer questions on why his company did not do a better job protecting user data. But many lawmakers struggled with technical terms or did not know how aspects of Facebook worked. What would have been some better lines of questioning? Wharton professors weigh in.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Crist Beiler, a registered ER nurse at Lancaster General Hospital, is one of only two medical interpreters fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch for the Amish community of Lancaster County.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn received a Gold Rating for its 2017 submission of the STARS survey for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The STARS survey is a comprehensive benchmarking system and is used by more than 800 colleges and universities on six continents to evaluate their environmental performance.
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When best friends and then-high school sophomores Bevan Cohen and Sabrina Epstein started snapping photos of their lunches around New York City, it seemed like fun to post them to Instagram. They had no idea they were on the road to becoming full-fledged influencers.But 3,700 photos and 313,000 followers later, @eastcoastfoodies has become a trademarked brand.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Recent fatalities involving driverless cars have Wharton professors analyzing what may be just the beginning of safety testing, and inevitable accidents, from emerging autonomous vehicle technology.
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In conjunction with the Undergraduate Assembly and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, the Division of Public Safety recognized outstanding personnel from organizations across the city that serve as its partners in safety, along with members of the Penn community, during its Spring Commendation Ceremony, Wednesday, April 4 at Clair M. Fagin Hall.
FULL STORY AT Penn Division of Public Safety →
The latest leadership role for Perelman School's Jill M. Baren, MD, is as a fellow with the American Council on Education (ACE). Baren and 45 fellows will work in tandem with their respective university presidents and associates while conducting projects within their institutions, and receiving mentorship for senior positions.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Ezekiel Dixon-Román from the School of Social Policy & Practice will receive an Outstanding Book Award at the AERA’s awards luncheon, April 15. Through analyses of empirical data and cultural artifacts, his book reconsiders how we conceptualize inheritance and approach social inquiry to address the reproducing forces of inequality.
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How can Penn Vet students operate on a real dog’s spine without ever touching a real dog? The answer isn’t a riddle, it’s augmented reality. This spring, Penn Vet is launching an augmented reality interface for an exacting spinal cord surgery.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
Arthritis can sideline a sport horse. Catching and treating the joint disease early is key to keeping an athletic equine comfortable and active. A robot-powered CT scanner at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center is helping capture fine details of horse anatomy in animals that awake and moving, findings that may translate to earlier diagnoses.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
