In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
As a Gerbner Fellow, Chan will combine new research on gay and lesbian dating app users in China with his dissertation research on dating, intimacy, identity politics and dating apps for a forthcoming book manuscript.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
Ezekiel Dixon-Román from the School of Social Policy & Practice will receive an Outstanding Book Award at the AERA’s awards luncheon, April 15. Through analyses of empirical data and cultural artifacts, his book reconsiders how we conceptualize inheritance and approach social inquiry to address the reproducing forces of inequality.
FULL STORY AT School of Social Policy & Practice →
How can Penn Vet students operate on a real dog’s spine without ever touching a real dog? The answer isn’t a riddle, it’s augmented reality. This spring, Penn Vet is launching an augmented reality interface for an exacting spinal cord surgery.
FULL STORY AT Penn Vet →
A group of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine studying data from the 1,000 Genome Project published a study highlighting the role of genome evolution in disease and human pathology research.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Some dressed as Disney characters, others as superheroes, students and faculty from Penn Dental Medicine provided free dental care to local children as part of Public Citizens for Children and Youth’s 15th annual Give Kids a Smile event. Dental students also provided oral health education to participating children in the waiting area of the pediatric clinic.
FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →
A new documentary will feature Fred Rogers and the three-decade run of his pioneering, genre-defining children’s television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. "He was really effective at keeping the focus on the child," says Penn Medicine psychotherapist Joelle Beecher-McGovern.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The composition of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract may hold clues to help predict which cancer patients are most apt to benefit from the personalized cellular therapies that have shown unprecedented promise in the fight against hard-to-treat cancers, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
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 →
