In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Ferda Kolatan, associate professor of architecture at the Weitzman School, started a new three-part studio at Weitzman dedicated to investigating how the material, cultural, and historical circumstance of Cappadocia, one of the Anatolian regions in the center of modern-day Turkey, can yield new architectural prototypes for cities today.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
In this episode of Leading Diversity at Work, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary joins two disability advocates—who happen to be passionate about space—to discuss inclusivity in the workplace and beyond.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Lower than expected capital gains taxes and delayed filings are the main suspects behind the cash crunch, according to a Penn Wharton Budget Model study.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Aminah McNulty, Jackson Plumlee, Allison Nkwocha, and Drexel University student Nina Valentine, with the Eastwick United Community Development Corporation, created a strategy proposal and video, “Making Eastwick Whole,” which addresses the economic, social, and environmental needs of Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The Gabel Family Term Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and Computer and Information Science, has received the 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Philadelphia Section Delaware Valley Young Electrical Engineer of the Year Award for her fundamental contributions to design and fabrication of soft and origami robots.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Four Penn Nursing professors have been selected for new fellowships from national organizations. José A. Bauermeister has been inducted as a 2023 SMB Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Diane Spatz has been selected as a 2023 Fellow of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Abigail Howe-Heyman has been inducted as a 2023 ACNM Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives. And Dawn Elizabeth Bent will be inducted as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s report explores how behavioral economics has been used in health, retirement benefits, social safety net benefits, climate change, education, and criminal justice, and it considers five core behavioral principles that affect people’s decision-making in these areas. CHIBE’s scientific director and Penn professor of nursing and health policy Alison Buttenheim served as co-chair of this committee.
FULL STORY AT Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics →
A new study of professional working mothers in Sweden finds that many turn to entrepreneurship after encountering the “motherhood penalty” at work. Wharton’s Tiantian Yang explains why her latest research challenges long-held assumptions about hard-working moms.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Wharton Stories showcases three undergraduate students who found their footing in community here at the School: Winni Zhang, Thomas Kyong, and Sahiba Baveja.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →
The Eduardo D. Glandt Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering and Computer and Information Science has received the award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her foundational contributions to innovative memory and memory-driven computing.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
