In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Wharton’s Samir Nurmohamed explains “dirty creativity,” a phrase he and his co-author coined to describe how entrepreneurs pitch unusual products that consumers may find objectionable.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Demystifying mechanochemistry, the crushing of chemicals to produce reactions and substances, is the central goal of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry, an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Nduka M. Amankulor, an associate professor of neurosurgery and director of the Penn Brain Tumor Center at the Perelman School of Medicine has been appointed a Cancer Moonshot Scholar, one of 11 scholars included in the inaugural cohort of the program receiving a total of $5.4 million to support cancer research and innovation.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Seth Kreimer, Kenneth W. Gemmill Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, is the recipient of the 2023 Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award, honoring his decades of work promoting equal access to justice.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
A new study from Penn LDI finds that workers fear the stigma, but disclosure of mental illness can increase support for their job.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Students in classes taught by Heather Sharkey, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professor, fill in gaps in the online encyclopedia, learning about their subjects and the nuts and bolts of research, writing, and copyright.
FULL STORY AT OMNIA →
In a new study, Penn Medicine researchers have discovered that a pattern of coordinated activity called “beta bursts” in a set of neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex appears to have a major role in keeping attention task-focused, essentially by suppressing the influence of the distracting stimulus.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Eleven nursing professionals with ties to Penn Nursing will be inducted as 2023 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). One is a current Penn Nursing faculty member and an alumna; nine are Penn Nursing alumni; and one has been named an honorary Fellow. All of the inductees will be honored at a ceremony during the AAN’s 2023 Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 5-7, 2023.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Ben-Porath has been named the MRMJJ Presidential Professor and Yoon, who also serves as associate dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, has been named the Graduate School of Education Presidential Professor.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
Penn’s Ivy Plus Provost Leadership Fellows and Ivy Plus Mellon Leadership Fellow will participate in the 2023-2024 Institute on Inquiry, Equity and Leadership of the Faculty Advancement Network, a consortium of 12 research universities collaborating to advance diversity and inclusion.
FULL STORY AT Almanac →
