In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
A new research initiative from Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute focuses on a longstanding disparity in the rate of chronic kidney disease that is almost four times higher among Black Americans than white Americans. The Penn LDI Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, the effort will involve Penn LDI senior fellows and research teams.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
In the latest effort from Bird Friendly Penn, a campus-wide initiative to make Penn more hospitable, Weitzman students are invited to create signage for Penn buildings to help birds steer clear and minimize collisions. The competition is open to all current Weitzman students. Submissions are due by midnight (Eastern time) on Monday, November 7, and the complete guidelines can be found on the Disrupt the Reflection website.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
To address the discrepancy in scientific rigor—such as poor study design, small sample sizes and improper assessment of the significance of data—the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has launched the Initiative to Improve Education in the Principles of Rigorous Research.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
During an ongoing renovation at the Folger Shakespeare Library from late 2021 to 2023, a selection of 29 of the library’s pre-modern manuscripts are being cared for by Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books, and Manuscripts.
FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →
The National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship Program’s latest series of grants are going toward programs focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information science and engineering. Chinedum Osuji has received one of these grants to apply data science and machine learning to the field of soft materials, alongside co-PIs Russell Composto, Zahra Fakhraai, Paris Perdikaris, and Andrea Liu.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Housing sales are falling in response to rising interest rates, but the real estate market is not in a recession, according to Wharton’s Fernando Ferreira. He explains why the persistent lack of supply will continue to put pressure on homebuyers.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Carmen Alvarez, a faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been appointed Presidential Professor in Penn Nursing, the School’s second such appointment.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics and principal investigator of the Kathy Liu Lab in the Perelman School of Medicine specifically studies enzymes that modify RNA in the body’s cells that can impact human disease.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The lab, launched by Katerina Girginova and Annenberg digital design specialist Kyle Cassidy, supports critical and interdisciplinary exploration and theory building around virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Archana Patel, Sruthi Mylavarapu, Cynthia Obiozor, and Shilpi Mittal received scholarships from the Forté Foundation for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →
