Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Winning time: Three Quakers take home weekly conference awards Ben Stitz of the men’s soccer team, Livia Loozen of the field hockey team, and Trey Flowers of the football team have secured Ivy League Player of the Week recognition.
Despite lower crime rates in 2020, risk of victimization grew Despite lower crime rates in 2020, risk of victimization grew Research out of Penn and the Naval Postgraduate School found that early in the pandemic the possibility of getting robbed or assaulted in a public place in the U.S. jumped by 15% to 30%, a rate that has stayed elevated since.
An ‘energetic’ Election Day at Penn An ‘energetic’ Election Day at Penn Student volunteers from Penn Leads the Vote greeted voters at Penn Commons, helping them determine their registration status and answering questions.
At risk of persecution, scholars continue research at Penn (Homepage image) Ángel Alvarado was a top economist and lawmaker in Venezuela who was able to escape persecution with Penn’s At-Risk Scholars Program. He is currently the Latin America’s Project Senior Fellow at Penn’s Economics Department. At risk of persecution, scholars continue research at Penn The recently launched At-Risk Scholars Program has enabled two people—an art historian and economist—to escape persecution and danger with a period of residence at the University.
Penn Medicine study finds automated texts decrease odds of rehospitalization Image: iStock/andreswd Penn Medicine study finds automated texts decrease odds of rehospitalization Text messages sent automatically from patients’ primary care office after hospitalization were tied to decreased odds of needing further emergency care.
New discoveries in kagome metals New discoveries in kagome metals A collaborative study reveals insights into the properties of a recently discovered family of superconductors, with implications for future applications in quantum computing and other technologies.
Election Day 2022 Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Derry, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Election Day 2022 In what is sure to be an historic election, Penn Today looks back at the stories it published in the months and days leading to the midterms.
Defense, special teams, running game, key in Quakers’ win over Cornell Defense, special teams, running game, key in Quakers’ win over Cornell The football team defeated Cornell 28-21 on Saturday in Ithaca, New York. The Quakers blocked two punts and running back Trey Flowers rushed for 124 yards.
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation makes landmark gift to Penn Graduate School of Education (Left to right) Harold (Terry) McGraw III, former chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Penn President Liz Magill, and GSE dean Pam Grossman. (Image: Steve Belkowitz/PennGSE) The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation makes landmark gift to Penn Graduate School of Education The $16.25 million will create a new center for educational leadership and continue the McGraw Prize.
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Image: iStock/Rawpixel Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.