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  • Exploring the meanings of ‘home’: Children’s lit recommendations from the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team

    To celebrate the end of the semester, the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team invited Penn students from the Community Engagement team to tell us about books that feel like “home” to them. Some choices are from the Mirrors Collection, some are books students cherished in childhood, and all embody a careful and nuanced understanding of home for each student.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Vaclav Vitek elected to the Royal Society

    The professor emeritus in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, has been elected to the Royal Society, one of the world’s preeminent scientific honors. The Royal Society serves as a template for how scientific findings are now shared and evaluated, and is now the UK’s national science academy.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • National board appointment for Penn Nursing’s Sharon Y. Irving

    The associate professor of pediatric nursing and vice chair of Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health has been selected to serve on the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Board of Directors.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • $1.5 million grant expands Penn’s undergrad minority health research pipeline

    A collaboration between Penn’s Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics received the five-year grant from National Institute of Aging to establish the Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). The program will support undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds through a 15-month immersive experience with Penn’s aging-related health care researchers.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Kathleen Hall Jamieson receives 2022 Mitofsky Award

    The award, 2022 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research, recognizes the Elizabeth Ware Packer Professor of Communication and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, for her numerous contributions to understanding public opinion.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →

  • Penn Medicine, Philadelphia Department of Public Health partner to increase virtual care for patients with opioid use disorder

    Through a collaboration, a virtual “bridge clinic” will expand access to more extensive and personalized care for patients struggling with opioid use, providing same-day access to lifesaving medication and connection to other recovery services.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Why are there disparities in enrollment in Medicare Advantage?

    Black, Asian, and Hispanic enrollees sign up for Medicare Advantage at higher rates than white enrollees—but members of racial and ethnic minority groups tend to be in plans with lower quality ratings. A new paper by LDI senior fellow Norma B. Coe and LDI executive director Rachel M. Werner, examines these disparities for differences in plan costs, enrollee awareness of plan ratings, and other factors.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Penn announces construction start on Central PA solar facilities

    The Power Purchase Agreement calls for construction in central Pennsylvania of two new solar energy facilities with combined capacity of 220 megawatts, moving the University closer to meeting its commitment of a 100% carbon neutral campus by 2042, as outlined in Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →

  • May Featured Books and DVDs: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

    The AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) umbrella term encompasses cultures from all of Asia, as well as the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The Penn Libraries’ recommendations for books and DVDs to celebrate AAPI heritage reflect the diversity of populations comprised in this group.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Penn Medicine Listening Lab fine-tuned its ear for healing during COVID-19

    Narrative-based medicine focuses on placing a patient’s story at the center of care. Penn patients, caregivers, academics, clinicians, and administrative staff came up with an approach to listen in a way that was unique and innovative in a health care setting and the Listening Lab was born. There are first-person narratives of lived experiences of illness, disability, sexual assault, COVID-19, trauma, racism, and other issues.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →