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How health systems can truly value Black lives: Help close the racial wealth gap
STAT News

How health systems can truly value Black lives: Help close the racial wealth gap

In an op-ed, the Perelman School of Medicine’s Atheendar Venkataramani, Eugenia C. South, and George Dalembert, also of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, write that health systems are uniquely positioned as economic engines to address the racial wealth gap.

Sep 29, 2022

What we learned from Philadelphia’s vaccine lottery
Philadelphia Inquirer

What we learned from Philadelphia’s vaccine lottery

In an op-ed, Katy Milkman and Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences explain what policy answers they learned by developing the Philly Vax Sweepstakes, a citywide regret lottery.

Sep 29, 2022

Biogen’s next Alzheimer drug feeds push for FDA approval revamp
Bloomberg

Biogen’s next Alzheimer drug feeds push for FDA approval revamp

Emily Largent and Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about the clinical uncertainty of new Alzheimer’s drug findings and the FDA’s need to have post-approval trials underway.

Sep 30, 2022

Mary D. Naylor receives Lienhard Award from National Academy of Medicine

Mary D. Naylor receives Lienhard Award from National Academy of Medicine

The Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and Director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, is the recipient of the 2022 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care for improving the lives of millions of older adults living with complex health and social needs through her role as the architect of the Transitional Care Model and pioneer of the field of transitional care.

Wharton welcomes two new majors and concentrations: DEI and ESGB

Wharton welcomes two new majors and concentrations: DEI and ESGB

The two official curricular designations are Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business (ESGB), and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Both ESGB and DEI are available to function as either a concentration at the undergraduate level or a major at the MBA level, and will see its first students graduate in May 2025.

Marshall Padilla selected for AADOCR MIND the Future program

Marshall Padilla selected for AADOCR MIND the Future program

Padilla, a current NIDCR T90 postdoctoral fellow within the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry – Penn Dental Medicine’s collaborative center with Penn Engineering—has been selected to be part of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)’s Mentoring an Inclusive Network for a Diverse Workforce of the Future program.

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