In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim and John Zhang talk about their research on the cultural shift away from conspicuous consumption, towards something called “minimalist luxury,” and what it means for the luxury goods market that relies on these wealthy consumers.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
An inaugural group of leading national CEOs and organizations including Goldman Sachs, Starbucks, and the Wharton School have come together to combat the racial wealth gap with the launch of NinetyToZero. Driven by the goal to transform the economic landscape that has led to a 90% racial wealth gap between white and Black Americans, NinetyToZero seeks to bring deliberate, collective action to counteract centuries of discrimination, segregation, and financial exploitation.
FULL STORY AT Wharton →
Wharton management professor Iwan Barankay says company leaders must improve the culture around video meetings because they are here to stay, regardless of whether employees physically return to the office.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The ML is a Penn Law degree launched in 2014 for non-lawyers, providing targeted legal education to industry leaders and accomplished academics, professionals, and Penn students, enabling them to inform their important work by understanding the law impacting their fields.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
In an attempt to examine how the most recent Atlanta shooting and ongoing acts of anti-Asian violence have affected some of Penn’s medical students, the Perelman School of Medicine solicited volunteers who were willing to share how their race and ethnicity have affected different aspects of their medical education and identities.
FULL STORY AT Center for Health Equity Advancement →
Now in its 10th academic year, Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII) has worked to create a more equitable and sustainable global economy. Around 600Wharton students have participated in WSII’s intensive training programs over the past decade.
FULL STORY AT Wharton Magazine →
The Diversity and Equity award recognizes an ISPN member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in providing culturally-sensitive mental health services. Brawner has conducted extensive research into the factors influencing HIV and AIDS among Black residents of Philadelphia, and focuses on how mental health conditions, such as depression in Black youth, correlate with unhealthy behaviors. In her clinical work, she partners with behavioral health providers on interventions for adolescents with mental illness and works with youth affected by HIV/AIDS.
FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →
The Penn Nerve Center combines experts in neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, and physical therapy to offer expert diagnosis and treatment for a range of nerve conditions including traumatic nerve injuries, nerve entrapment, nerve compression, and nerve tumors.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
David C. Fajgenbaum, an assistant professor of translational medicine & human genetics, and director of the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory at the Perelman School of Medicine, was awarded $1 million by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy to expand the scope of the COvid19 Registry of Off-label & New Agents (CORONA) project and build out his team to accelerate treatment identification for COVID-19.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The assistant professor in electrical and systems engineering is one of Penn Engineering’s most recent recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, given to early-career faculty researchers who demonstrate the potential to be role models for research and education and are committed to outreach and public engagement.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
