Four Quakers score Big 5 accolades Four Quakers score Big 5 accolades Mia Lakstigala, Kayla Padilla, and Jordan Obi of the women’s basketball team and Jordan Dingle of the men’s basketball team picked up Big 5 postseason awards.
Solutions to mitigate climate change, from the IPCC Solutions to mitigate climate change, from the IPCC The latest assessment offers both a harsh reality check and a path forward. Experts William Braham, Peter Psarras, and Michael Mann offer their thoughts.
Discovering new ways to control light The different colors in this sample of iron phosphorous trisulfide (FePS3) correspond to regions with varying thicknesses, which form different “cavity” modes at different wavelengths. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) Discovering new ways to control light Researchers found a magnetic property in a class of materials that enables light manipulation on the nanoscale, with implications for applications such as information storage and energy harvesting.
Providing naloxone in the emergency department can save lives Image: Governor Tom Wolf via Flickr Providing naloxone in the emergency department can save lives A survey finds that approximately half of the patients said that they were carrying naloxone after their ED visit and two-thirds planned to continue carrying naloxone in the future.
The next generation of leaders in urban planning Penn Today highlights the professional interests, personal experiences, and thoughts on future careers in urban planning and community engagement of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s four Moelis Scholars: (from left) Christopher Carlos Brzovic, Jazmin Diaz, Céline Apollon, and Julian Turley. The next generation of leaders in urban planning The Moelis Scholars Program supports students from diverse backgrounds in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design’s Master of City Planning program.
Four Penn faculty awarded Guggenheim Fellowships Four Penn faculty have been awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship. They are (left to right, top to bottom) Daniel Barber in architecture in the Weitzman School of Design and Kimberly Bowes in classical studies, Guthrie Ramsey in music, and Paul Saint-Amour in English, all in the School of Arts & Sciences. Four Penn faculty awarded Guggenheim Fellowships Four faculty have been named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows—Daniel Barber in architecture in the Weitzman School of Design and Kimberly Bowes in classical studies, Guthrie Ramsey in music, and Paul Saint-Amour in English in the School of Arts & Sciences.
Empowering refugees through education The student-led Penn for Refugee Empowerment organization offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance. Empowering refugees through education The student-led group Penn for Refugee Empowerment offers tutoring and helps refugee-resettlement organizations with after-school programming, child care, home setup, and event assistance.
Absenteeism actively harms everybody—even the students who show up Absenteeism actively harms everybody—even the students who show up A new brief co-authored by Penn GSE associate professor Michael Gottfried breaks down the issue of absenteeism and introduces a three-tier strategy for administrators, teachers, and parents to employ.
Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities Higher rates of chemical sedation among Black psychiatric patients points to inequities Penn Medicine researchers also find that white patients are more likely to be chemically sedated in emergency departments at hospitals that treat high proportion Black patients, suggesting that hospital demographics can impact practice patterns.
Mark your calendars for Open Enrollment 2022-23 Mark your calendars for Open Enrollment 2022-23 The annual opportunity for eligible staff and faculty to make changes to their health plan, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts starts April 18 through April 29.