In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The cohort for the 2022–23 academic year will engage the theme of Jews and Modern Legal Culture, hailing from Israel, France, Germany, Canada, and the United States, and representing a range of methodological, disciplinary, and historical specializations.
FULL STORY AT Herbert D. Katz Center →
LDI senior fellows and associate professors at Penn’s School of Nursing Adriana Perez and Margo Carthon co-edited a special journal edition focused on how cultural conditions influence social determinants of health.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
When it comes to keeping charlatans out of high-skilled professions like medicine or financial services, regulatory barriers such as licensing or certification could result in higher prices for consumers, according to a study co-authored by Wharton’s Jules H. van Binsbergen.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Some people who have never experienced social anxiety in the past may go through reentry anxiety with COVID restrictions easing. For most people, these feelings and worries will likely disappear the more they engage with others. Anxiety expert Hillary Ammon, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine, says that reentry may be a challenge for someone who suffers from social anxiety—an anxiety disorder that causes extreme fear in social settings.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
Beans Velocci, a postdoctoral fellow in history and sociology of science, has received the John D’Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award from the Organization of American Historians. The award is given annually for the best Ph.D. dissertation in U.S. LGBTQ history. Velocci’s dissertation, Binary Logic: Race, Expertise, and the Persistence of Uncertainty in American Sex Research, studies American scientific research into sex between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries.
FULL STORY AT Penn Arts & Sciences →
The 25 students into the class of 2025 SNF Paideia Fellows are a select group of undergraduate students committed to developing the knowledge, skills, and values needed for effective, ethical, and civil dialogue in a diverse world.
FULL STORY AT Paideia Program →
In the Stanford Computational Antitrust Journal, Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and professor of political science, and Alicia Lai explore machine-learning algorithms’ potential role in antitrust regulation.
FULL STORY AT Penn Carey Law →
Led by Daniel P. Kelly, director of the Penn Cardiovascular Institute (Penn CVI), CHOP CVI combines the best of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine to develop novel research programs and partner with existing programs to improve pediatric cardiovascular care.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Santiago Gallino has a clear message for online retailers: Clean up that slow-loading website or risk losing sales.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
Penn Engineering’s newly formed ASSET (AI-enabled Systems: Safety, Explainablity and Trustworthiness) Center, part of Penn Engineering’s Innovation in Data Engineering and Science (IDEAS) Initiative, will act as a catalyst for new collaborations among groups researching machine learning, programming languages, natural language processing, robotics, and human-computer interaction, and explore the opportunities and challenges for AI systems in health care settings.
FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →
