In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The TRUSSES Project: Temporarily, Robots Unite to Surmount Sandy Entrapments, then Separate at Penn Engineering aims to develop innovative methods for teams of robots to overcome environmental hazards on the Moon.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
In a report by the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice, findings from the Ulster County, NY, pilot program show connections between the receipt of unconditional cash and improved financial security and quality of life in a rural context.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
Wood’s fellowship project aims to improve patient outcomes and decrease lengths of stay by treating patients with similar medical conditions in the same unit.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
This year, the Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize has been awarded to Penn Engineering’s Daeyeon Lee in the Perelman School of Medicine, and Sergei Vinogradov in the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts & Sciences. Together, they are developing a new therapy that improves the survival and success of soft-tissue grafts used in reconstructive surgery.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Digital media artist Paul Pfeiffer has been named the Keith L. and Katherine S. Sachs Visiting Professor in the Department of Fine Arts for the 2023–2024 academic year.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The Penn Libraries has recently acquired several issues of the women’s journal Nova khata (New Home), which offer a unique window into Ukrainian culture as it existed a century ago.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Mann is one of the world’s leading voices on climate change. The John Scott Award is given to “the most deserving” individuals who have contributed to the “comfort, welfare and happiness” of humankind.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
The professor in bioengineering has has been named the recipient of the 2023-24 George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research for pioneering the development and application of single-cell, cancer-fighting technologies.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
First-prize recipient Sarah Pallivalapil-Karerat, second-year recipient Jennifer Bulcock, and third-prize recipient Jaclyn Spiegel won with papers that began as class assignments for SP2 Lecturer Sarah Trotta.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
Kantapon (Tony) Rattanaprukskul took top honors for his research as the first place winner of the Balint Orban Memorial Competition, held as part of the recent 109 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Periodontology.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
