In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Penn’s School of Nursing has received a $1 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation, and will support a total of 40 high-merit, high-need students over a four-year period who are enrolled in Penn Nursing’s Master of Professional Nursing degree program.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Orkin received the third Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine from Penn’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine for his work discovering the basis for hemoglobin gene switching and developing a therapy for sickle cell disease and other blood diseases.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering are expanding their presence in Wexford’s uCity Square Knowledge Community with a new laboratory space dedicated to novel vaccine, therapeutics, and engineered diagnostics.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
LDI senior fellow Jaya Aysola addresses how to implement an efficient and stable city-wide medical food resource by developing a centralized digital platform designed to reinvent the communication and logistics of medical food delivery.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Bridge to a Doctorate Program in Statistics and Data Science offers advanced coursework and research experience for students who hope to earn a Ph.D., but need additional preparation for admission to a statistics doctoral program.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →
AI doesn’t have to be an existential threat to business models. Wharton’s Scott Snyder and co-author Hamilton Mann explain how to integrate AI in a way that reaps benefits for all stakeholders.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Penn Medicine has targeted new ways to recruit early-career nurses, including investing in the new ASPIRE pipeline program that supports local high school and college students interested in the profession.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
A new writing and research residency at CARGC brought global media scholars from around the East Coast to West Philadelphia.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The fifth cohort into the Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership program provides undergraduates with the opportunity to engage with established urban leaders in Philadelphia and beyond.
FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →
Since 2016, Perry World House’s Visitors Program has brought internationally renowned global policy leaders, scholars, and practitioners to Philadelphia to engage with the Penn community and the public. Throughout the academic year, Penn students, staff, and faculty will have the chance to connect with this cohort of experts.
FULL STORY AT Perry World House →
