In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The abrupt closure of Indian publishing house Westland Books in February 2022 stunned readers and authors alike, significantly disrupting the book industry in South Asia. Following the news of the closure, the Libraries worked with two Delhi-based vendors to purchase more than 400 volumes published by Westland in recent years.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
Perry World House announced the thirty-four students selected for its next cohort of World House Student Fellows. The group represents each of Penn’s four undergraduate schools and a wide array of academic backgrounds and global policy interests.
FULL STORY AT Perry World House →
Penn Carey Law professor Cary Coglianese and Amanda Shanor, assistant professor at The Wharton School, offer insight into the recent settlement in the Fox News defamation case, in which Fox News has agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.
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The Penn faculty member and alumna will be the sixth woman and first president of African American descent of the world’s largest dermatologic association.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Liz Arbittier, associate director for student affairs at New Bolton Center, fills an essential role on the Kennett Square campus supporting the academic success and well-being of students.
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For projects that transform data about green spaces into actionable community indicators, eight students in the Master of Science in Social Policy at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) have been named among the winners. In the Community Safety category, SP2’s Yuxin Liang won second place. In Community Health, SP2’s Jia Xu, Tianyu Shi, Yingtong Zhong, and another teammate from Penn won first place, and SP2’s Zairui Yang, Ying Shu, Yao Jiang, and Jiaxi Lin were one of two teams awarded prizes for second place.
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Vending machines deliver drugs and tools to fight the opioid epidemic; community members suggest strategies for how they can gain acceptance.
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Lee is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and member of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, the Nano/Bio Interface Center, and the Center for Engineering Cells and Regeneration. His Soft Materials Research and Technology Lab focuses on the interactions of soft materials, especially how nano- and micro-scale materials assemble into macroscopic structures.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
In order to index climate, explore weather, or learn about the universe, scientist will need technology suited to the mesosphere—the middle of Earth’s five atmospheric layers, with the potential to withstand harsh conditions. Igor Bargatin, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics is solving the mesosphere’s air problem by using light to levitate materials much larger than microscopic particles.
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Thirty-one Penn Medicine employees and medical students received funding to continue work in support of communities in need, from providing clothing to promoting health literacy.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
