In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
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 →
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 →
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 →
Penn engineers have created a moisture collection and removal devices utilizing the geometry of simple materials to collect atmospheric water without an external energy source, made up of three-dimensional pyramid structures. Collecting atmospheric water could help adapt to both severe dry spells and inundating amounts of precipitation by providing a source of freshwater or dehumidifying humid places.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Annenberg Public Policy Center will expand a new public health media model for blunting the impact of deceptive claims about health by using a preemptive, protective approach that aims to minimize the public’s susceptibility to them.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →
The Housing Initiative at Penn has been selected to receive over $600,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to study the impact of the Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program on housing stability, and particularly on eviction.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication reveals that having a sense of purpose in daily life can influence college students’ decisions on day-to-day alcohol consumption.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Developmental disorders, disabilities, and delays are common outcomes for infants with complex congenital heart disease. Targeting early factors influencing these conditions after birth and during neonatal hospitalization for cardiac surgery remains a critical need. However, significant gaps remain in understanding the best practices to improve neurodevelopmental and psychosocial outcomes for these infants.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
A symposium held by the Center for Media at Risk and the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication brought together media practitioners from around the globe.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
