In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine selected Huda Zoghbi as the second winner of the award recognizing discoveries with impacts on biomedicine for her work pinpointing the underlying, genetic causes of a pair of neurological diseases.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The two official curricular designations are Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business (ESGB), and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Both ESGB and DEI are available to function as either a concentration at the undergraduate level or a major at the MBA level, and will see its first students graduate in May 2025.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Stories →
The J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in the Department of Bioengineering is one of this year’s recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, given to early-career faculty researchers who demonstrate the potential to be role models in their field and invest in the outreach and education of their work.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
Padilla, a current NIDCR T90 postdoctoral fellow within the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry – Penn Dental Medicine’s collaborative center with Penn Engineering—has been selected to be part of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)’s Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future program.
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The Harold Pender Professor in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is awarded for her contributions to the understanding and advancement of polymer nanocomposites and ion-containing polymers, particularly structural control and transport dynamics.
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In recent years, multiple medical societies, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society, lowered the recommended age for when screenings should begin from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.
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Annenberg researchers Muira McCammon and Jessa Lingel collected research on dead-and-dying digital platforms for a recent issue of Internet Histories, which features a dozen research articles from communication scholars around the world, as well as a roundtable discussion, two book reviews, and an introduction by Lingel and McCammon.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Penn Medicine researchers will help lead development of an algorithm to flag patients at risk of rare disease, thanks to a $4.7 million NIH grant.
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Penn’s hub for global affairs has announced its new cohort of visitors for 2022-2023, which includes a Distinguished Global Leader, the inaugural Thakore Family Global Justice and Human Rights Visiting Fellow, and the 2022-23 visiting fellows and scholars.
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A new study shows that apremilast could also help people with psoriasis shed unhealthy body fat and therefore improve cardiovascular health, a well-known vulnerability for those with psoriasis.
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