In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Penn Dental Medicine welcomed the Class of 2026 DMD students to the study of dental medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony, held August 11 at Penn Live Arts. This annual tradition presents members of the incoming class with a white coat to declare their commitment to assume the responsibilities of the dental profession.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
A federal Title X program, which allows minors to consent for and access confidential family planning care and other reproductive services, can minimize the harmful effects of post-Roe health care. However, many clinics left the Title X program in 2019 following a rule change that required them to be physically and financially separate from abortion services and to not discuss or refer patients for abortions. A JAMA Network Open study by Penn LDI mapped Title X-funded clinics before and after the rule change and found a net loss of 1,249 clinics.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The American Academy of Nursing has named Jane H. Barnsteiner a Living Legend for her significant contributions to nursing and health care over the course of her career. This is the Academy’s highest honor.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Penn Medicine researchers have found that an experimental drug called litifilimab could be a powerful long-term treatment for cutaneous lupus erythematosus, a form of lupus that occurs in the skin.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
LDI senior fellow and Penn Nursing School associate professor Adriana Perez addressed the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this summer and addressed how Hispanic/Latino populations are dramatically underrepresented in clinical trials testing potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Penn Medicine-created test measures both antibody and T-cell response to COVID-19 vaccination among multiple sclerosis patients, then integrates results into the electronic health record to aid in clinician and patient decision-making.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Researchers at MIC, a collaboration between Penn’s Annenberg School and Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information, have been analyzing Philadelphia’s media ecosystem in an effort to make it more diverse and equitable. Now, Independence Public Media Foundation has awarded MIC an additional $1 million to continue and expand on their research.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Thanks to a gift from alums Dawn Brian Gonick, Frank Matero has assumed the first endowed professorship in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation—the first named full professorship created at the School since 2006.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The Weitzman School was one of three host sponsors for the 2022 Docomomo US National Symposium, marking the return of this annual event to an in-person program, called “Yo! Modernism! The View from Philadelphia.”
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The Penn Child Research Center contributed to the Philadelphia School District’s summer program, with content pulled from the Center’s Conquering Kindergarten initiative, which focuses on 14 social-emotional learning skills shown to help children succeed in school and in life.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
