In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Among Wolff’s achievements is a partnership with Woods Services to establish the Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center. Wolff was also acknowledged by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate for his role in establishing the Woods Care Center.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
The Penn Vet board of advisers, administrators, clinicians, and donors gathered on Feb. 7 to officially commence the construction of The Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite at Ryan Hospital, a clinic for comprehensive oral and restorative small animal patient care, clinical instruction, and clinical research.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
Sandra González-Bailón,the Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, co-edited a new journal issue quantifying the extent to which gender bias occurs and is perpetuated online and in digital media.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Penn Nursing’s “This Week in the Archives” highlights Minnie Hogan Clemens (Dorchester), who became the first Black student to attend the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Nurse Training School in 1888.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
From music journalism to activism to mountain climbing, the topics of Black History Month picks run the gamut, while also highlighting significant historical figures and communities.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Students across Pennsylvania were posed that question for the 10th annual Citizenship Challenge, an essay-and-presentation competition sponsored by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Public Policy Initiative →
The UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering in Penn Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions in analysis, synthesis, and control of safety-critical cyber-physical systems.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
In their latest study, Wharton’s David Hsu and Sonny Tambe found that when STEM job listings switched to remote during the pandemic, they drew significantly more female and minority applicants.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
“Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” explores the history of Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
A new paper by LDI senior fellow Matthew McCoy explains how online consumer data provides a “back door” to the kind of information HIPAA was designed to protect.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
