In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The associate professor of historic preservation and landscape architecture has been awarded for his significant contribution to the preservation of Philadelphia’s built environment.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
At the 3600 Civic Center Boulevard parking garage, entrance greeter Thomas “Tommy” Barbieri provides a friendly, helpful, and calming presence for the many patients and employees who pass through each day.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The associate professor in bioengineering has been named a “Young Innovator of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering” by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering for creating an RNA nanoparticle therapy that stops the spread of the deadly bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma and helps to eliminate it altogether.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
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 →
