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Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity
Two people standing on a brick pathway lined with trees in autumn, wearing formal business attire.

Patrick Harker and Sara Bachman, co-chairs of Penn Forward's Access, Affordability, and Value working group, on Locust Walk.

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Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity

As co-chairs of Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value working group, Sara Bachman, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Patrick Harker, a professor and dean emeritus of the Wharton School, discuss breaking down barriers and opening pathways.

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The path from labs to the marketplace
A model of teeth used for dental practice.

“We saw vast, untapped potential in dental medicine, where translating and commercializing academic discoveries still lags,” says Hyun (Michel) Koo, CiPD’s co-founder and director. “With mounting evidence linking oral and systemic health, we can turn CiPD’s innovations into real-world solutions that reduce the burden of oral diseases and improve overall health.” 

(Image: Courtesy of William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management)

The path from labs to the marketplace

Penn’s William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management helps scientists develop their business acumen and access partners to help bring their breakthroughs to market.

From the William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management

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Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate
Florencia Polite.

Florencia Polite, Penn Medicine’s chief of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology and vice chair of the department’s clinical operations.

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Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate

At home and overseas, Florencia Polite is on a mission to help patients and physicians understand how RSV vaccines protect newborns.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

A landmark international study finds that hospitals with better nurse staffing and work environments not only benefits nurses but is significantly associated with less physician burnout and job dissatisfaction.

From Penn Nursing News

2 min. read

Pushing the boundaries of equine neurology in the field and the lab
Amy Johnson with client horse Cartier.

Amy Johnson with client horse Cartier in New Bolton Center’s Equine Performance and Evaluation Facility arena.

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Pushing the boundaries of equine neurology in the field and the lab

Balancing clinical care with scientific inquiry, Penn Vet’s Amy Johnson leads efforts to decode the complexities of neurologic diseases in horses.

Martin Hackett

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Addressing post-separation abuse
Jennifer Prah.

Image: Courtesy of Jennifer Prah

Addressing post-separation abuse

Jennifer J. Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses recommended reforms to address abuse that continues after women leave their abusive partners.

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Gareth Nellis named director of Penn’s Center for the Advanced Study of India

Gareth Nellis named director of Penn’s Center for the Advanced Study of India

Nellis has been named the new director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India, and associate professor of political science, and will hold the Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India, effective July 2026.