In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
A new grant will work to direct more Hispanic students towards Ph.D. programs at Hispanic-serving institutions and research universities over the next five years. The grant extends to humanities students who will work with mentors in their schools. In return, mentors will gain insight into the barriers that keep Latino/a students from entering Ph.D. programs in the first place.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
Vascular health declines when the enzyme SIRT1 declines, causing a decrease in blood-vessel density and blood flow. In a study by Zoltan Arany of the Perelman School of Medicine, reintroducing the enzyme to blood vessels improved the vascular health of mice, with implications for stopping frailty and hypertension in humans.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Ani Hsieh’s work with robotics primarily focuses on the unknown and isolated world of the oceans. “Robots make perfect sense for ocean exploration because humans can’t operate there without a lot of support infrastructure,” Hsieh says. Her research group programs teams of robots, from small groups up to large-scale swarms, for marine studies and exploration.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →
Penn Museum Fellows student Sheridan Smalls digs deep into the personal materials and manuscripts of a late 19th century collector for her senior thesis, and uncovers an eclectic and prolific contributor to Penn and Philadelphia museum collections.
FULL STORY AT Penn Museum Blog →
The director of the Penn Medicine Center for Evidence-Based Practice has been named Chair of PCORI research, and will join the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Learning Network.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Lee Fleisher, who chairs the Perelman School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, served on the committee that researched abortion care, and found it to be a safe and routine medical procedure. It's state regulations that can cause health hazards.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Penn Law National Security Club participated in an annual simulation in Washington, D.C., that draws students and scholars from around the country. The five-member team was assigned a key role in the exercise, mentored by James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Barbara Kahn and Americus Reed, hosts of “Marketing Matters” on Wharton Business Radio, discuss the recent move by numerous companies to take a public stance against the NRA in light of recent shootings in America.
FULL STORY AT Wharton →
Penn Nursing is again the number one nursing school in the world according to a recent ranking by QS World University. The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in 48 different subject areas (as of 2018) based on academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact. This is the third consecutive year that Penn Nursing has taken the top spot.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
On March 22 at 11:30 a.m., Graduate School of Education professors Harris Sokoloff and Jonathan Zimmerman will host the forum “Left, Right, and Center: Can We Talk About Sexual Harassment?” as part of the Penn Teach-in. At 4 p.m., Philadelphia Writing Project will screen the documentary “American Creed,” followed by a about civic engagement and participation.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
