• Katalin Karikó, mRNA trailblazer, awarded 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology

    Karikó is part of the scientific team whose innovative research laid the foundation for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. The prize from The Vilcek Foundation is awarded to immigrants to the United States who change the country and the world or to those who are dedicated advocates of immigrants. Karikó will officially receive the award, which comes with $100,000, in the spring of 2022.

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    • ABC Australia

    'It's not you. It's your strategy': How to use science to stamp out your bad habits and make a change

    Katy Milkman of the Wharton School spoke about taking a strategic approach to changing behaviors. “If you haven’t built a system that makes it fun to do whatever it is that’s good for you, you won’t persist. And persistence is what makes us successful when it comes to change,” she said.

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    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Widener University’s president will leave the school to join Penn’s faculty next year

    Widener University President Julie Wollman will be joining Penn’s Graduate School of Education as a professor next year. Dean Pam Grossman said Wollman offers the School “tremendous experience and an entrepreneurial spirit.”

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    The New York Times

    The hills are alive with the flows of physics

    In the lab of Douglas Jerolmack, researchers led by doctoral candidate Nakul Deshpande of the School of Arts & Sciences explored how landscapes gradually move over time.

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    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Penn’s Marc Minichello finishes in fourth place at U.S. Olympic Trials men’s javelin competition

    Penn senior Marc Minichello, who led the qualifying round in the men’s javelin, finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore. His fourth and best throw of 251 feet, 9 inches (76.73 meters) bettered his qualifying round throw.

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  • The robots are coming. Is your firm ready?

    Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at Wharton, talks about her research on how automation is reshaping the workplace in unexpected ways. Wu is the co-author of a new study, “The Robot Revolution: Managerial and Employment Consequences for Firms.”

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →

  • Robert Carpick earns AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

    The John Henry Towne Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics received the Award from the Nanoscale Science and Technology Division of AVS, an interdisciplinary professional society centered on the fields of materials, interfaces, and processing.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Penn Medicine to use $1M from City of Philadelphia for additional community vaccination clinics

    community organizations, faith-based institutions, restaurants, barbershops, and even professional sports teams thanks to $1 million in funding from the City of Philadelphia.

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    Climate Change and Insurance

    Bushfire burning in Queensland Australia
    The Wharton Risk Center is hosting a series of discussions about the intersection of insurance and climate change. The first panel focuses on the findings of the California Climate Insurance Working Group. The webinar will open with remarks from California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

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  • Design thinking results in innovative clinical pathway

    New research shows that applying design thinking as a framework for patients who are socially at risk has merit in helping nurses and other health care providers develop clinical pathways to improve care transitions.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →