In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that the American public is ill-informed about RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, unfamiliar with its most common symptoms, and more hesitant to recommend a vaccine against it to pregnant people than to older adults.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
Richard Weller, professor of landscape architecture and co-executive director of The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism & Ecology at the Weitzman School of Design, was presented with the inaugural LAF Legacy Award at the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s June 14 annual awards event. The LAF Legacy Award was created in 2023 by the LAF to recognize past members of the LAF Board of Directors who provided extraordinary service and contributions to the organization and its legacy.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Stephanie Creary talks about how corporate boards can better represent the people they serve.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
It’s been a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In this episode of the podcast Leading Diversity at Work, hosted by Wharton management Professor Stephanie Creary, experts tackle the sensitive subject of how companies handle the issue of abortion.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Andrew Modzelewski, assistant professor of molecular biology, has been named a 2023 Searle Scholar, and Kotaro Sasaki, assistant professor of biomedical sciences, has received the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Early Investigator Award.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
College savings plans can be a huge boon for families, but only if benefactors are investing wisely, according to research from Wharton experts.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The Center for Quantum Information, Engineering, Science and Technology (Penn QUIEST) is a transdisciplinary field that draws from physics, materials science and information science, bringing together around 30 faculty from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Arts & Sciences.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
In order to strengthen its existing mental health wellness programs, Penn Carey Law School opened the Clinton/Parker Wellness Suite and developed a first-of-its-kind curriculum that integrated wellness into required Professional Responsibilities courses.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
When patients first start methadone treatment opioid use disorder, they must show up five to six days per week in person to get their daily dose. To determine which factors play the largest role in a person’s decision to quit methadone treatment, LDI associate fellow Ashish Thakrar and his colleagues asked patients and staff about why those on methadone decided to stop.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
A new analysis comparing Penn Medicine OnDemand services with in-person care shows that telemedicine visits are significantly less expensive to deliver.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
