In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In alignment with both institutions’ commitment to elevating research at a global scale and bolstering their academic collaborations, the partnership will enhance international student exchanges and foster advancements in research and education between Penn and Plaksha University, a leading Indian research university.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Levia A. Sutton and Emmanuel “Manny” Fernandez have been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Research shows that built environments affect the health and well-being of patients and staff. As a result, health care architects have been designing institutions that provide opportunities to experience nature by incorporating “biophilic” design elements.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
A between Penn Nursing, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, and others is launching the Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience (EMBRACE) AD/ADRD Roybal Center to advance the science of dementia care.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Amy Hillier, an LDI senior fellow Steven Marcus, and Matthew Diemer have developed a preliminary screening tool to be used in pediatric offices and other health care settings for gender alignment and distres.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture Center (IoT4Ag) is helping farm management by collecting data in a low-power, long-range approach with the Solar-Powered Remote IoT4Ag Network Gateway (SPRING) project. The National Science Foundation has funded IoT4Ag to connect cross-disciplinary scientists from four institutions, including Penn, to farmers and industry partners.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
The new cohort of Faculty Fellows will join the Penn community through 2027.
FULL STORY AT Perry World House →
The Penn Libraries recently collaborated with Hakim’s Bookstore, the oldest Black-owned bookstore on the East Coast and a West Philadelphia neighbor, to purchase hundreds of distinctive books curated by Hakim’s expert staff.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Penn Dental Medicine has recently been awarded a $620,900 grant over three years for educational programming targeted to caregivers.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
A new study from the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics explores whether a psychological phenomenon called “affective forecasting” (where people tend to overestimate the positive impact of future events on their well-being) could be at play when studying patients willingness to trade an HIV cure with shortened longevity.
FULL STORY AT Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics →
