2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Krish Mehta has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University. From Mumbai, India, Mehta graduated with dual degrees from the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2018. (Image: Courtesy of Krish Mehta) 2018 graduate awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Focused on tackling climate change, 2018 Penn graduate Krish Mehta, from Mumbai, has been awarded a 2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for graduate studies and global leadership training at Stanford University.
A time to celebrate for inaugural SNF Paideia Fellows nocred A time to celebrate for inaugural SNF Paideia Fellows The first cohort of fellows is set to graduate, taking with them the pillars of the SNF Paideia Program—dialogue, citizenship, service, and wellness—on their next life adventures.
Understanding the decline in racial disparities in COVID Image: iStockPhoto / AlexLinch Understanding the decline in racial disparities in COVID The School of Arts & Sciences’ Irma Elo and Samuel Preston, with a collaborative team of researchers, assessed racial disparities in U.S. COVID-19 deaths, calling for continued efforts to better understand and implement targeted strategies for addressing health inequalities.
2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced nocred 2023 Projects for Progress recipients announced Three interdisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students at Penn will be awarded up to $100,000 each to grow their respective initiatives.
To spread important messages about teen mental health, make community connections Image: Eric Sucar To spread important messages about teen mental health, make community connections After creating memes and TikToks with Philly high schoolers, Jeffrey Fishman’s honors thesis explores how those messages can effectively reach their audience.
Social conformity in pandemics: How our behaviors spread faster than the virus itself Subway train passengers with protective masks on a station platform in Sofia, Bulgaria in June 2020. (Image: iStock/JordanSimenov) Social conformity in pandemics: How our behaviors spread faster than the virus itself Researchers led by former postdoc Bryce Morsky and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts & Sciences have produced a model for disease transmission that factors in the effects of social dynamics, specifically, how masking and social distancing are affected by social norms.
Quakers beat back Bulldogs, capture Ivy tourney title President Liz Magill, left, celebrates with women’s lacrosse team after their defeat of Yale in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament. nocred Quakers beat back Bulldogs, capture Ivy tourney title The women’s lacrosse team defeated Yale 15-14 in overtime on Sunday at Penn Park to win their first conference tournament championship since 2016.
Why Penn research powers many FDA-approved treatments On August 30, 2017, faculty and staff at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine gathered for a “flash mob” celebration of the the FDA approval of a Penn Medicine-developed personalized cellular immune therapy. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Why Penn research powers many FDA-approved treatments Since 2017, the FDA approved more than two dozen new therapies with roots at Penn Medicine—almost half of which are first-in-class for their indications.
Remembering Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte speaking for peace and against nuclear weapons in 1981 in Bonn, Germany. (Image: Klaus Rose/AP Images) Remembering Harry Belafonte Tukufu Zuberi describes meeting the musician-turned-activist, plus how Belafonte used his talents for good and what legacy he leaves behind.
Beyond the pipette and the stethoscope, students explore biology’s societal impacts Health equity was the focus of Stanford’s talk in the Levin building. nocred Beyond the pipette and the stethoscope, students explore biology’s societal impacts The new Biology and Society course, supported by SNF Paideia, gave biology majors the chance to explore how scientists must contend with subjects such as health equity and vaccine hesitancy.