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SP2’s Yoosun Park awarded 2023 Breul Prize for research on intersection of racism, Americanization, and social work

In recognition of a pioneering, in-depth analysis of the roles of racism and Americanization in the history of social work, the SP2 associate professor and her and co-author have been awarded the 2023 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize by Social Service Review for their article “To ‘Elevate, Humanize, Christianize, Americanize’: Social Work, White Supremacy, and the Americanization Movement, 1880–1930.”

ASSET Center inaugural seed grants will fund trustworthy AI research in health care

Penn Engineering’s ASSET Center aims to make AI-enabled systems more safe, explainable, and trustworthy. ASSET’s first funding collaboration is with Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine and the Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics, which have launched a series of seed grants that will fund research at the intersection of AI and healthcare.

New dual degree program in nutritional science launched with Penn Nursing

The new Master of Science in Nutrition Science program is designed to enhance the dentist’s ability to successfully address oral health issues with an eye toward nutrition-focused public heath.

Penn Medicine CAREs grants continue to support community service projects, increasing access to medical care

CAREs awarded $5,000 to HopePHL as the Annual CAREs Community Champion and funded additional 27 employee-backed community initiatives. The Penn Medicine CAREs program supports a variety of community service efforts led by the people of Penn Medicine, including efforts to expand community access to medical care.

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Presentation Anxiety

Sue Weber of Communication Within the Curriculum, in partnership with the Penn Graduate Student Center, presents strategies for reducing presentation anxiety. This is part of a larger Research Communication series.

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk

The Architect’s Newspaper

Pennsylvania and New Mexico universities score National Park Service grant to preserve Route 66

Frank Matero of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues have secured a National Park Service grant for the preservation of the Route 66 cultural landscape in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

CNBC

Elon Musk defends his old tweets in securities fraud trial in San Francisco

An analysis by Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School found that Tesla trading volume increased tenfold after Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets about a buyout.

CNN

This 95-second video will help you build a habit for good

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School details science-backed and proven ways to form a habit without continuing to fail.

Financial Times

Can you predict the year ahead better than superforecasters?

PIK Professor Philip Tetlock is noted for co-founding the Good Judgment project at Penn in response to a search for the best methods to forecast geopolitical events.

The New York Times

Inside the hospital where Damar Hamlin’s life was saved

Jeremy Cannon and Benjamin Abella of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the importance of rapid response and the impediments to beneficial research for cardiac arrest patients.