In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Angela DeMichele, the Jill and Alan Miller Endowed Professor in Breast Cancer Excellence, co-leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program in the Abramson Cancer Center, and co-director of the 2-PREVENT Breast Cancer Translational Center of Excellence, is the 2023 recipient of the Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award. Carmen E. Guerra, the Ruth C. and Raymond G.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Anxiety at work is pervasive, but there are simple and effective ways to manage it, says Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
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 →
The annual publication looks at the researchers, entrepreneurs, and business experts working in health care, biotechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence of 2022.
FULL STORY AT Pennovation Works →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
