2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Recipients of the 2023 President’s Innovation Prize, team Sonura, five bioengineering graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, have created a device that filters out disruptive environmental noises for infants in neonatal intensive care units. Their beanie offers protection and fosters parental connection to newborns while also supporting their development. nocred 2023 PIP/PEP winners: Where are they now? Nearly a year after the winners of the President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) and President’s Engagement Prize (PEP) began their projects, the winners—now alumni—discuss their progress.
37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award. nocred 37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.
The critical role of history after Dobbs Patients arriving at the Family Planning Clinic in New Orleans in 1971. The clinic was only one of 170 in Louisiana established to bring birth control information to women at no cost. (Image: AP Photo) The critical role of history after Dobbs According to Penn Carey Law’s Serena Mayeri, the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relies upon a flawed, results-driven historical methodology to deny fundamental freedoms.
Michael Scales named vice president, Business Services Division Image: Devon Carson Michael Scales named vice president, Business Services Division The associate vice president for Business Services at Temple University will succeed Marie Witt on June 1.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Fels Public Policy in Practice series from his office in Washington, D.C. (Image: Courtesy of Fels Institute of Government) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Fels Buttigieg’s discussion with Fels Distinguished Fellow Elizabeth Vale was part of the Fels Public Policy in Practice series.
Saving lives by distributing Narcan Trainor Macrone, a substance use specialist at Wellness at Penn’s Substance Use, Prevention, Education, and Recovery Program, hands out Narcan on Locust Walk.nocred Saving lives by distributing Narcan Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.
Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment nocred Using data to inform a safer, more supportive campus environment Penn is one of 10 universities participating in the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness survey this spring, building upon similar undertakings in 2015 and 2019.
The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past A vintage postcard featuring the Crystal Pool at Woodside Park amusement park in West Philadelphia. (Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE) The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past Sponsored by Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the project is a digital repository of neighborhood, institutional, and community histories.
Initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations prime immune cells to respond to subsequent variants Image: iStock/Thicha Satapitanon Initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations prime immune cells to respond to subsequent variants Immunological imprinting from the original ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain has a significant impact on the antibody responses to the variants and boosters based on them.
Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, FRES Senior Vice President Anne Papageorge, Interim President J. Larry Jameson, and AES Senior Director of Origination Walter Crenshaw cut a ribbon to celebrate the operation of the Great Cove I and II solar facilities. nocred Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania Solar production has begun at the Great Cove I and II facilities in central Pennsylvania, the equivalent of powering 70% of the electricity demand from Penn’s academic campus and health system in the Philadelphia area.