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  • Four researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center will receive Scientific Achievement Awards at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023

    Four researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine will receive 2023 Scientific Achievement Awards from the American Association for Cancer Research. The awards include the 2023 AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research to Carl H. June, the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy. M. Celeste Simon, the Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research. Kathryn E.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • This patterned surface solves equations at the speed of light

    Researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science have found that a tailored silicon nanopattern coupled with a semi-transparent gold mirror can solve a complex mathematical equation using light.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Haywood and Jackson honored by Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

    Doctoral candidate Antoine Haywood and Walter H. Annenberg Dean John L. Jackson Jr. are awarded by PABJ, the oldest association of journalists of color in the United States, for their extraordinary work in journalism, communications, and community activism in Philadelphia.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • Michael Fichman receives City of Philadelphia Creative Economy Citizens Award

    The lecturer in the Department of City & Regional Planning and research associate with PennPraxis was awarded the Citizens Award during the inaugural forum for the Creative Economy and Arts in Education Month event last month. At Weitzman, Fichman is a lecturer in the Master of Urban Spatial Analytics program, as well as a DJ, producer, and chair of Nightlife of the Arts and Culture Task Force in Philadelphia, and the founder of 24HrPHL.

    FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →

  • Penn Dental’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health presents Global Oral Health Forum 2023

    Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) and Fundación ADM, Institución de Asistencia Privada brought together leaders from around the world for the Global Oral Health Forum 2023 from March 30-31 in Merida, Mexico.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • ‘Art @ SP2’ exhibit affirms diversity, belonging, and community in renovated lobby

    The works of art produced by 15 students, faculty, and staff were the result of an initiative established by SP2’s Task Force on Race and Social Justice and carried out by the Art Committee at SP2 to install art in the physical spaces that reflects, recognizes, and affirms the diversity of the School’s students, faculty, and staff.

    FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →

  • Diversity at work: Why inclusive storytelling matters

    In an episode of Leading Diversity at Work, the Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary talks with two experts about inclusive storytelling and why it’s important for organizations to embrace diverse narratives.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Penn Medicine researchers develop model to predict cardiovascular risk among chronic kidney disease patients

    Penn researchers have developed a risk model for cardiovascular disease using proteomics, the large scale study of proteins. The proteins act as a type of biomarker, which can be used to help identify diseases in the body. The new model is found to be more accurate than current methods of measuring cardiac risk.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Featured Books and DVDs: Poetry

    Penn Libraries is celebrating National Poetry Month by inviting the Penn community to sign up to receive a poem every day in April, and exploring the selection of featured books and DVDs.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Opportunities and pitfalls of ChatGPT in health care

    How will chatbots like ChatGPT or Bing alter the health care space, and what are the potential benefits and concerns associated with clinicians and patients using artificial intelligence language models? Experts affiliated with Penn’s Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics weigh in.

    FULL STORY AT Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics →