In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In a recent study, Austin S. Kilaru, LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of emergency medicine found that recommended follow-up care is disturbingly rare for chronically ill heart failure patients following discharge from the emergency department.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The new study from Penn Medicine shows apixaban is superior to rivaroxaban against stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Over the next 5 years, the team will explore methods to address structural racism and discrimination in HIV clinics across Philadelphia.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The nonprofit organization dedicated to the professional and educational advancement of Latinos in the legal profession awarded the two co-presidents of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Latinx Law Student Association, Chiara Padilla and Michael Asparrin with scholarships.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Following the Pennovation Accelerator Pitch Day in July, Baleena was named the overall 2022 Pennovation Accelerator Winner, which works to provide a low-cost microfiber trapping device used in consumers’ homes to reduce microplastic emissions in laundry. Sledge Scarves won Best Pitch at the 2022 Pennovation Accelerator Pitch Day, which produce non-slip satin head scarves designed to protect and maintain healthy hair growth.
FULL STORY AT Pennovation Works →
The Penn Memory Center’s Weekly Smile Program and its Time Together Program fill a social interaction need for the elderly, while the Lancaster Science Factory provides science, technology, engineering, and math after-school programs. Both of these initiatives are supported by Penn Medicine CAREs grants, along with an additional 28 programs from Penn Medicine employees.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Housing interventions aimed at the sick and elderly often miss much of the over-50 homeless population, according to a new JAMA study. People who lose housing for the first time after 50 years old are at particular risk of dying early. The newly homeless are largely working poor people who experienced some trauma, such as a rent increase, job loss, family breakup, or sickness, that made housing unaffordable.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
A telemedicine-driven program at Penn Medicine cut the time from an initial new patient visit to fertility treatment from more than two months to 41 days.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Wharton Latin American Student Association (WHALASA) is one of Wharton’s largest international student clubs, and for 40 years it has hosted cultural events, parties, travel opportunities, and career resources for MBA students from Latin America.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →
Two projects from students in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Department of City & Regional Planning have been recognized by The American Society of Landscape Architecture. “Arboretum Within Wetland” proposes an immersive experience for visitors to the wetlands along the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., and “A New Central District and Balanced Community” is a sustainable housing solution for a landscape-prone site in Puerto Rico.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
