In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Each year, Penn Engineering’s seniors present their Senior Design projects, a yearlong effort that challenges them to test and develop solutions to real-world problems, to their individual departments. Each winning team received a $2,000 prize.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
In an effort to prevent young people from using tobacco, some cities and states have enacted bans on the sale of flavored products, including menthol. A 2021 JAMA Pediatrics research letter analyzing youth smoking rates following the ban on sales of flavored tobacco products in San Francisco, California, surprisingly concluded that the ban was associated with increased smoking among high school students.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will undoubtedly reshape the company. But Wharton experts say Musk’s desire to unlock the platform’s free speech potential may not be a winning business strategy.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
