Dirk Trauner appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Dirk Trauner will be the George A. Weiss University Professor, with joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics in the Perelman School of Medicine. Dirk Trauner appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Trauner, one of the world’s most innovative interdisciplinary chemists, will have joint appointments in the School of Arts & Sciences and in the Perelman School of Medicine.
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain In the first study of its kind, Penn researchers and an international team of collaborators found that genetics and environmental factors contribute to how socioeconomic status shapes the architecture of the brain.
Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional Nobis earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology in 2021 and has been serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Penn’s Counseling Services for the past year.
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic Between March 2020 and October 2021, death rates from the virus decreased for those 80 and older and increased for those 25 to 54, results that held across racial and ethnic groups.
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
Class of 2022 Ivy Day Ivy Day celebrated the Class of 2022 with a special emphasis on resilience and perseverance. Class of 2022 Ivy Day Continuing a tradition spanning nearly 150 years, the Class of 2022 Ivy Day Ceremony celebrated leadership, service, and scholarship, with a special emphasis on resilience and perseverance.
Prioritizing environmental justice while capturing carbon from the air Peter Psarras and his students study the fundamentals of storing captured carbon in rock waste, conducting experiments at the Pennovation Center. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) Prioritizing environmental justice while capturing carbon from the air The Clean Energy Conversions Lab’s mission is to minimize the environmental and climate impacts of the world’s dependence on fossil fuels through carbon management.
Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted Penn Medicine study finds the rate of completed primary care visits for Black patients rose to the same level of non-Black patients, as COVID-19 necessitated the wider adoption of telemedicine.
‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely In 1970, Mary Summers (not pictured) of the School of Arts & Sciences worked with a group of women to create one of the first documentary films about abortion. In April, Summers and her collaborators launched a website to reissue the film, just a month before the leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion. (Image: Courtesy of Mary Summers) ‘Abortion and Women’s Rights 1970’: A film that’s newly timely Five decades ago, ahead of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade, political scientist Mary Summers worked on a documentary film. That film is gaining new viewers through a recently launched website.
A celebration of the ‘resilient creativity’ of the Class of 2022 Penn held its 266th Commencement celebration on Monday, May 16. The ceremony was held at Franklin Field and honored the Class of 2022. A celebration of the ‘resilient creativity’ of the Class of 2022 Penn’s 266th Commencement showcased graduates who Interim President Wendell Pritchett said demonstrated an “advanced ability to roll with the challenges.”