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Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences
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Jeffrey Kallberg is the the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music, and has been appointed deputy dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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Jeffrey Kallberg named interim dean of Penn Arts & Sciences

Jeffrey Kallberg has been named interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jan. 1. Kallberg currently serves as deputy dean and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Music.The announcement was made today by Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr.
Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program
David Clark sits at a curved desk at Wellness at Penn

David Clark, a Penn Nursing student, works in Wellness at Penn’s new Peer Wellness Coaching program.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: David Clark and the Peer Wellness Coaching program

    David Clark, a student in the School of Nursing, works in Peer Wellness Coaching. The program from Wellness at Penn is designed to help student well-being in a nonclinical setting.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Rivers in a changing world
    Penn students and Sayre high school students wading in a river in Cobbs Creek.

    Sayre ninth-grade science teacher LaRon Smith (center) is a former landscape gardener from South Philadelphia who switched careers to mentor a younger generation. “I think my passion is for them to be better individuals, better human beings,” Smith says.

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    Rivers in a changing world

    A new Academically Based Community Service class brings Penn and William L. Sayre High School students together to learn environmental science and engineering.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?
    Cartoon images of grownups in failed negotiations over a laptop.

    Image: iStock/Visual Generation

    Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?

    Bypassing involves offering accurate information that has an implication opposite to that of the misinformation. New research from APPC finds bypassing may be superior to correction in forming beliefs, but not in attitude about the delivered information.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet
    Veterinarians Daniela Luethy and Austin Castellano examine a goat.

    Penn Vet’s Daniela Luethy and fourth-year student Austin Castellano perform a physical exam on a patient.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet’s Bellwether Magazine)

    The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet

    At Penn Vet, internal medicine and specialty sections, including ultrasound and cardiology, diagnostic pathology, and radiology, work together to provide the most efficient information and the highest level of care for a patient.

    From Penn Vet

    Refining lipid nanoparticles for better mRNA therapies
    Microscopic rendering of mRNA inside a lipid nanoparticle.

    Image: iStock/Love Employee

    Refining lipid nanoparticles for better mRNA therapies

    A new method developed by Penn engineers for designing ionizable lipids is expected to have broad implications for mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics.

    Ian Scheffler

    A College House Thanksgiving
    A group of people sit together at a long table with plates of food and Thanksgiving decor

    Thanksgiving at Lauder College House.

    (Image: Cam Grey)

    A College House Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving in Penn’s 13 College Houses is an annual holiday tradition with catered and homemade offerings from around the world.

    Kristina Linnea García