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Michael Mitchell received 2022 CAREER Award

The J. Peter and Geri Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in the Department of Bioengineering is one of this year’s recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, given to early-career faculty researchers who demonstrate the potential to be role models in their field and invest in the outreach and education of their work.

11/9

Shahzia Sikander

As part of the Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities, the Wolf Humanities Center presents New York-based artist Shahzia Sikander, recipient of the 2022 Fukuoka Prize for Arts and Culture, to talk about heritage that is both visible and invisible.

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

10/25

Tor Wennesland

The Middle East Center presents Tor Wennesland, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, who will be in conversation with John Ghazvinian, executive director of the Middle East Center, for a wide-ranging discussion of contemporary events and challenges in the Middle East.

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 133 S. 36th St.

Reuters

Richmond law school is latest to drop slaveholding namesake

Penn Carey Law has said that it will remove the name of former U.S. Supreme Court chief justice Roger Brooke Taney from one of its buildings. Taney wrote the 1857 majority opinion that upheld slavery.

The Scientist

Armored CAR T cells break through immune suppression in solid tumors

A study by Joseph Fraietta of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found a way to “armor” CAR T cells, enabling them to get past immunosuppressors in prostate cancer.

WBUR Radio (Boston)

Wharton professor warns the Fed’s interest rate hikes could lead to major recession

On a segment of “Here and Now,” Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School explains why the Federal Reserve’s policy of hiking interest rates could lead to a major recession.

Fortune

L’Oréal is planning to kill single-use plastic to solve Gen Z’s biggest issue

Recent research from the Wharton School finds that 62% of U.S. consumers prefer buying from sustainable brands.

Forbes

The Rooted School network: Experiencing success in college and work in high school

An analysis from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that supplying $50 a week to 10 seniors yielded positive financial and mental results.

Featured Books and DVDs: National Latinx Heritage Month

Books and films for all ages exploring the many cultures and identities of the Latinx and Hispanic population both within and outside of the United States are on display for National Latinx Heritage Month, which began on September 15.

Turning 45? Time to screen for colon cancer

In recent years, multiple medical societies, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society, lowered the recommended age for when screenings should begin from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.