In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
In a Q&A with Jeffrey Edward Green, the associate professor of political science at Penn describes modern participatory democracy as equal parts active voter and passive spectator roles, the current political climate, and the classist barriers to true democracy.
FULL STORY AT OMNIA →
In the last decade, researchers have been documenting what many of us know intuitively—that nature is good for our health and well-being. Join Penn’s 30x30 Challenge and commit to spending at least 30 minutes outdoors in nature every day during the month of April. 30x30 is open to all Penn students, staff, and faculty.
FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability →
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Penn $1.5 million for “The Inclusive City: Past, Present, and Future,” a five-year project focused on urban diversity and inclusion. It builds on a collaboration by PennDesign, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Penn Institute for Urban Research that brings together students and faculty to examine cities at the intersection of humanities and design.
FULL STORY AT Penn IUR Urban Link →
Out of hundreds of applicants around the world, the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies have chosen 20 fellows for the 2018-19 session. The fellows will study religious and secular Jewish culture outside of American and European contexts, following 25 years of research.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
Alist of the twelve recipients of the 2018 Teaching and Provost's Awards for health and non-health disciplines, and non-tenure faculty and staff.
FULL STORY AT Almanac →
A new grant will work to direct more Hispanic students towards Ph.D. programs at Hispanic-serving institutions and research universities over the next five years. The grant extends to humanities students who will work with mentors in their schools. In return, mentors will gain insight into the barriers that keep Latino/a students from entering Ph.D. programs in the first place.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
Vascular health declines when the enzyme SIRT1 declines, causing a decrease in blood-vessel density and blood flow. In a study by Zoltan Arany of the Perelman School of Medicine, reintroducing the enzyme to blood vessels improved the vascular health of mice, with implications for stopping frailty and hypertension in humans.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Ani Hsieh’s work with robotics primarily focuses on the unknown and isolated world of the oceans. “Robots make perfect sense for ocean exploration because humans can’t operate there without a lot of support infrastructure,” Hsieh says. Her research group programs teams of robots, from small groups up to large-scale swarms, for marine studies and exploration.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Blog →
Penn Museum Fellows student Sheridan Smalls digs deep into the personal materials and manuscripts of a late 19th century collector for her senior thesis, and uncovers an eclectic and prolific contributor to Penn and Philadelphia museum collections.
FULL STORY AT Penn Museum Blog →
The director of the Penn Medicine Center for Evidence-Based Practice has been named Chair of PCORI research, and will join the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Learning Network.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
