Celebrating the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners nocred Celebrating the 2023 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners At a special luncheon on campus, President Liz Magill recognized this year’s eight awardees, who she said “exemplify imagination, creativity, grit, and leadership.”
Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. (Image: Courtesy of Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) Penn alumna awarded a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans Silvia Huerta Lopez, a 2016 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which provides graduate school funding for immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States.
Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program Randi Schwartz and Brian D. Schwartz, a Trustee and vice chair of the SP2 Board of Advisors. (Image: Courtesy of Brian and Randi Schwartz) Penn School of Social Policy & Practice names New Social Innovation Scholars Program The Randi and Brian Schwartz Social Innovation Scholarship will provide full-tuition support for students seeking to generate impact in such areas as economic security, immigration, and global conflict.
The economics of addiction A volunteer cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at an encampment in Everett, Washington. (Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The economics of addiction Professor of Economics Jeremy Greenwood’s research is uncovering information about the opioid crisis, its effects on the labor shortage, and the law of unintended consequences.
Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson. (Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine) Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans.
Netter Center marks 30 years of community partnerships Sayre High School students involved in the Netter Center’s After-School Cooking and Gardening Clubs tested a human-powered smoothie bike at the 30th Anniversary University-Assisted Community School spring celebration, pictured here with Netter Center’s nutrition education coordinators.(Image: Tommy Leonardi) Netter Center marks 30 years of community partnerships With science experiments, garden plantings, and twirling flags, the Netter Center for Community Partnerships celebrated its 30th anniversary at West Philadelphia High School.
People and Places at Penn: Makerspaces nocred People and Places at Penn: Makerspaces Hands-on learning fosters creativity, creates opportunities for collaboration, and feels good. Education Commons, the Precision Machining Laboratory, and Tangen Hall all offer space for students to get their hands dirty.
Those of childbearing age more doubtful about safety of flu, COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy Image: iStock/Prostock-Studio Those of childbearing age more doubtful about safety of flu, COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy With a vaccine on the horizon for RSV that is designed to protect pregnant people and their fetuses, new survey research finds that women of childbearing age are more doubtful than other adults about the safety of existing, recommended vaccines.
Superb play scores women’s golf team Ivy title Image: Penn Athletics Superb play scores women’s golf team Ivy title The Red & Blue are the conference champs for the first time since 2010.
Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet Thomas Parsons of the School of Veterinary Medicine co-leads one of the Environmental Innovations Initiative’s research communities, on regenerative agriculture. The Initiative support synergizes with Penn Vet’s Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security. (Image: Penn Vet) Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet The Environmental Innovations Initiative announces a third round of funded research communities to catalyze interdisciplinary research at Penn, investigating issues from regenerative agriculture to project-based learning for global climate justice.