In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
With growing concerns about AI tools and safety and security, Penn Engineers are collaborating on a new initiative to address the technological challenges of making AI models explainable, safe, fair, ethical and unbiased.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Penn Medicine researchers will use an $8M grant from the Department of Defense to research biomarkers for traumatic brain injury, with the hope of testing new TBI treatments in clinical trials.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Amid wartime destruction following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its museums, theaters, and other cultural institutions central to national history and identity have been looted, vandalized, or destroyed. Ukrainian cultural workers and heritage professionals are working in partnership with PennCHC and other U.S. institutions to safeguard their country’s cultural memory and identity from erasure.
FULL STORY AT Penn Museum →
Wharton’s Americus Reed explains the brave new world of branding, where it’s no longer enough to rely on price, style, or convenience. Consumers want to connect on a deeper level.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The award recognizes distinguished historians whose scholarship has shaped the broad discipline of legal history and influenced the work of others.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
