In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The Alfred Fitler Moore Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the technology and commercialization of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for health care.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Through the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship, Penn Carey Law graduates will spend two years using their law degrees to safeguard and promote voting access, protection, and rights.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
The two main medications that treat opioid use in the U.S. reduce overdose deaths by 50%, yet fewer than one in 10 people with opioid use disorder can access this kind of medical protocol. Now, a new law and a new federal regulation are likely to reduce fatal opioid overdoses—over 80,000 in 2021—by making buprenorphine and methadone treatments more available.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
As part of My Philadelphia Climate Story, 11 talented high school students from three public Philadelphia schools have been selected to participate in climate writing workshops this winter and spring. In April, Climate Heroes will present excerpts of their work at the Climate Storytelling Festival, an event celebrating My Philadelphia Climate Story's teachers, students, and community activists.
FULL STORY AT Penn Program in Environmental Humanities →
The Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center is a partnership with Woods Services, a Pennsylvania- and New Jersey-based nonprofit organization that serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
A new partnership between the Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and The Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation provides full or partial tuition scholarships to academically promising students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in exchange of engaging their talents and education in building and supporting vulnerable communities through civic engagement.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
Penn Dental Medicine has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as part of a recent visit to South Africa and Tanzania by Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Mark S. Wolff, who said, “We look forward to future research, collaboration, and exchanges between our faculty and students and to collaborate with schools in Southern and Eastern Africa.”
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
Part of its Penn Media Accountability Project (PennMAP), the new dashboard is designed to make their research on YouTube radicalization accessible and engaging to the general public—and, in the process, forms the first step towards revolutionizing research communication.
FULL STORY AT Computational Social Science Lab at Penn →
Wharton’s Eric Bradlow and FanDuel CEO Amy Howe discuss how analytics can benefit teams, players, and customers while ensuring the necessary data protections.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
In a topping off ceremony last month, the final piece of structural steel was lifted into place and secured to complete the new connector between 3700 Walnut and Stiteler Hall. The $35.6-million project is scheduled for completion in fall 2023.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
