In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In joining the White House-backed effort, Penn Medicine is advancing its goal of becoming the country’s most eco-friendly health care organization.
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The Graduate School of Education’s building expansion and renovation that opened in August 2023 was recently awarded LEED Gold certification for its sustainable design, construction, and operation.
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Penn Dental Medicine convened its “Global Oral Health Forum II: Evidence to Advocacy,” bringing together global leaders in health policy and economics, research, and education, and public health and advocacy for discussions around the theme of health advocacy.
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Ticona and Caitlin Petre of Rutgers University will explore how generative artificial intelligence tools affect those working in creative and cultural fields.
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Penn’s Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry has selected a new class of fellows for its NIDCR T90/R90 Postdoctoral Training Program, the second group of trainees in the program, which was established in 2021.
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The Peter and Susanne Armstrong Distinguished Scholar and associate professor in electrical and systems engineering and materials science and engineering has been awarded for his research in nano-optics of low-dimensional semiconductors and the development of excitonic meta-materials.
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The Rhoda and Willard Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, and director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism in the Perelman School of Medicine is the 2025 recipient of the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians for his fundamental discoveries uncovering connections between hormone receptors, circadian rhythms, and the regulation of gene expression in normal physiology as well as metabolic diseases including diabetes and obesity.
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The assistant professor in preventive and restorative sciences in Penn Dental Medicine and in materials science and engineering in Penn Engineering has received an Individual Biomedical Research Award to explore a novel approach to improving treatment for childhood leukemia
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GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education and Penn’s Vice Provost for Faculty Laura Perna, who specializes in college access, affordability, and success, says students should complete the FAFSA as soon as possible.
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Piloted by Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Community Outreach and Engagement team, the effort aims to reach diverse populations and address prostate cancer screening disparities.
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