In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Lynn M. Schuchter, the C. Willard Robinson Professor and Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine has been elected president for the 2023-24 term. She will take office in June 2022 following the ASCO Annual Meeting, and serve in that capacity for a year before assuming the presidency.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Through the Penn GSE Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program, Penn GSE will provide significant funding for several students in the Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership and the Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program each year, awarding the scholarship to individuals who would not otherwise be able to consider enrolling in those programs.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
The McHarg Fellowship is a new $75,000 award given by The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology to an emerging voice in landscape architecture and its related fields. The Fellowship will be awarded competitively on an annual basis and the fellow is expected to be in residence at Weitzman full-time for one academic year from August through May.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
The National Hispanic Council on Aging recently honored Adriana Perez, assistant professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health, with its Research Recognition Award during its 2021 special awards ceremony, which focused on inequalities impacting health and economic security.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The National Hispanic Council on Aging recently honored Adriana Perez, assistant professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health, with its Research Recognition Award.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Penn Nursing’s Center for Global Women’s Health has been awarded a $30,000 grant through It’s On Us PA, a statewide campaign that aims to end sexual assault by bringing together college and university presidents, superintendents, administrators, teachers, students, families, and community members to reframe the conversation around sexual violence and pledge to be part of the solution.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman was recently named Vice President of the National Academy of Education, an organization dedicated to advancing high-quality education research and evidence-based policy. Additionally, two Penn GSE Professors—Howard Stevenson and Nancy Hornberger—were inducted into the Academy in November.
FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education →
The Stephen J. Angello Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Systems Engineering and Materials conducts research into the chemical and physical properties of nanostructured materials, and integrating materials with optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal properties to create multifunctional devices.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
According to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Penn Medicine’s automated text-messaging service to manage COVID-19 patients reduced mortality among patients with COVID-19, likely by getting them to the emergency department more often and earlier.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
According to a new study published in BMJ Open, proposed state legislation in Illinois would significantly improve nurse staffing in hospitals and likely save thousands of lives. The cost of improving nurse staffing could be offset by cost savings achieved by the impact of better nurse staffing on shorter length of hospital stays.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
