Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year Image: Penn Athletics Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year The fourth-year defensive lineman is Penn’s first conference Defensive Player of the Year since 2015.
Celebrating innovation and impact During its recent eighth annual Celebration of Innovation, the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) reported on a successful fiscal year 2023. From left: Sean McCooe, Holger Kissel, Shu Yang, Firooz Alfatouni, Steve Kelly, and Sean Marett. (Image: Courtesy of Felice Macera) Celebrating innovation and impact Now in its tenth year of operation, the Penn Center for Innovation marked innovation achievements from fiscal year 2023 with highlights and awards.
Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president nocred Penn Medicine’s J. Larry Jameson named Penn’s interim president “With respect for one another, support for one another, and adaption to our changing world, Penn can truly lead in this moment, and emerge better and stronger than before,” he said.
Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Marshall Scholar. (Image: Courtesy of Ashley Fuchs) Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen as a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Established by the British Government, the Marshall Scholarship funds as many as three years of study for a graduate degree in any field in an institution in the United Kingdom.
Quakers place first in baker’s dozen of events Second-year Shane Gardner won the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.98. (Image: Penn Athletics) Quakers place first in baker’s dozen of events Penn track & field athletes won 13 events at the Seahawk Invitational over the weekend in Staten Island, New York.
The advent of e-commerce During the holiday season, about three times as many parcels are shipped per day. For delivery workers, it’s a grueling marathon that goes on through mid-January. (Image: Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash) Q&A The advent of e-commerce In a Q&A, sociologist Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences talks transport, last-mile delivery, and the “incredible amounts of physical effort” required to get the holiday packages to America’s front doors.
An update on Penn leadership nocred An update on Penn leadership On Saturday, Board of Trustees Chair Scott L. Bok announced President Liz Magill’s voluntary resignation as President of Penn. Magill will remain in her position until an interim president is appointed, and plans for Penn’s interim leadership will be shared in the coming days. She will remain a tenured faculty member at Penn Carey Law.
One in six patients with opioid use disorder leaving the hospital before completing treatment Image: iStock/Zhuravlev Andrey One in six patients with opioid use disorder leaving the hospital before completing treatment A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that discharges too early for patients with opioid use disorder increased over 50% between 2016 and 2020.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in to the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Warren Burger as her husband John O’Connor looks on. (Image: Courtesy of U.S. National Archives) Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy Three Penn experts—Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marci A. Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences, and former Penn Carey Law School dean Ted Ruger—share their thoughts on the history-making justice.
Holiday giving at Penn Around the holidays, “Penn folks, they really, stretch out, from giving gifts to feeding people,” says Isabel Sampson-Mapp of the Netter Center, who runs annual drives for food and clothing. “We have amazing volunteers. There’s no way I could do it without help.” nocred Holiday giving at Penn From shoes and coats to Hot Wheels and Paw Patrol, the Netter Center’s Isabel Sampson-Mapp coordinates holiday giving.