In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Graduate group chair Franca Trubiano and architecture Ph.D. student Ji Yoon Bae from the Weitzman School of Design both presented research papers at the UIA 2023 World Congress of Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark in July.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Of the 10,000 works in the Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books, at least 1,000 are identified as publications for children. Joanna Banks is a regular person who collected books for years as a hobby; she just saw books by Black authors, books featuring Black children, and many other types of media like cookbooks, and bought as many as she could, starting in the mid-1960s. This collection represents books that were available to the average person at the time.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Long-distance electric transmission lines are a critical to the energy transition, yet construction of new lines has come to a near standstill in the U.S. Rob Gramlich of Grid Strategies discusses recent market and regulatory action to resurrect transmission development.
FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →
The first in the new Penn LDI “Voices” vide series highlights thought leaders in health services research.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Penn Carey Law professor Bill Burke-White discusses the findings of a White & Case report on the future of globalization, for which he served as senior editor and advisor.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
In its eleventh year, the Penn Medicine CAREs grant program has funded 31 new and recurring grants to support employee and medical student community service projects.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Penn Libraries is partnering with independent bookstores in Philadelphia to help expand its collections of materials representing small presses, local authors, and specialized scholarly and artistic communities.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
The American Academy of Nursing has named Martha A.Q. Curley, professor of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing Science at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a Living Legend for her significant contributions to nursing and health care.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Nancy Hodgson, chair of the department of biobehavioral sciences at Penn’s School of Nursing, and her team her were asked to evaluate the Alzheimer’s Association’s free, 24/7 Helpline and answer whether the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline is helpful. Hodgson found that 80% of caregivers who called benefited from the Helpline in some way.
FULL STORY AT Penn Memory Center →
Therapists at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health Inpatient Service are among the first in the region to use virtual reality to help patients cope with general anxiety. Patients are provided with VR headsets through a program called Coping with Anxiety Through Virtual Reality.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
