In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will undoubtedly reshape the company. But Wharton experts say Musk’s desire to unlock the platform’s free speech potential may not be a winning business strategy.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
The AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) umbrella term encompasses cultures from all of Asia, as well as the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The Penn Libraries’ recommendations for books and DVDs to celebrate AAPI heritage reflect the diversity of populations comprised in this group.
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Narrative-based medicine focuses on placing a patient’s story at the center of care. Penn patients, caregivers, academics, clinicians, and administrative staff came up with an approach to listen in a way that was unique and innovative in a health care setting and the Listening Lab was born. There are first-person narratives of lived experiences of illness, disability, sexual assault, COVID-19, trauma, racism, and other issues.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) has selected its inaugural class of fellows for its new postdoctoral training program. The CiPD was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research last summer to establish the program, recently naming this first cohort of fellows that includes Justin Burrell, Marshall Padilla, Zhi Ren, and Dennis Sourvanos.
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Former CDC Director Julie Gerberding was a keynote speaker along with LDI Fellow Ezekiel Emanuel, at the annual health policy retreat of Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. The two experts discussed how the CDC’s reputation and credibility have been severely impacted by internal missteps and the intense politicization of the scientific institution’s COVID-19 response.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
For Americans undergoing treatment for alcohol use disorder, sustained recovery often relies on post-treatment continuing care. Advances in technology have made remote options to continuing care more feasible. A new study evaluates the effect of continuing care delivered via telephone support, a smartphone program, and a combination of both.
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Each year, the University honors student leaders who are graduating with two awards: President & Provost’s Honor for Developing New Initiatives in Graduate & Professional Student Life and the Dr. Andy Binns Award for Outstanding Service to Graduate and Professional Student Life.
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The Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History ranks among the leading historians of American Jews in the U.S. and Israel, and is one of the most distinguished scholars of her generation. The Friedman Award biennially recognizes a scholar of American Jewish studies for excellence in research and teaching and service to the field.
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Penn Libraries have aimed to acquire more materials related to South Asian folk and tribal traditions, with particular interest in arts and performance. Additional funding last year allowed for a directed purchase of several hundred volumes related to South Asian painting, textiles, music, and dance.
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This fall, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will welcome Cara McClellan as the founding director and Associate Practice Professor of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic, the Law School’s newest in-house clinic, which will provide students with hands-on experience working in civil rights litigation and policy advocacy around systemic racism.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
