Sinem Esra Sahingur has both research and administrative duties as associate dean of graduate studies and student research at Penn Dental Medicine.
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Advancing research and education to push forward oral health excellence
Since joining the School of Dental Medicine faculty in 2019, Sinem Esra Sahingur has launched two new master’s programs, expanded student research, and continued to pursue her own research program on immune regulation.
(On homepage) AAMBAA’s members gather in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library. “You cannot understate the power of seeing yourself,” says Marques Stevenson, who is AAMBAA’s co-president. “AAMBAA helps increase the visibility of African American business leaders within the Wharton community and beyond.”
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Business and Black excellence
The African American MBA Association at the Wharton School celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Who, What, Why: Francisco Díaz on anthropology and the modern Maya
Francisco Díaz studies Maya contributions to archeology at a time when Indigenous people were viewed as little more than laborers. His research shows that Indigenous people were archaeologists in their own right, working season after season with specialized skills to excavate the past.
Jade Hatton and Anna Polášková of the CryoEco Group at Prague’s Charles University, collaborators of the BiCycles Lab, work in Greenland’s Upernavik region.
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From glacier ice, a wealth of scientific data
Biogeochemist Jon Hawkings of the School of Arts & Sciences and his lab study glaciers to understand the cycling of elements through Earth’s waters, soils, and air in its coldest regions, with implications for climate change, ecosystem health, and more.
On a chilly afternoon, the final steel beam was signed and hoisted atop the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. The moment was one that signals “Penn’s rise as a global leader in energy science,” said President Liz Magill, who was joined for the celebration by donor P. Roy Vagelos and deans Steven Fluharty and Vijay Kumar, as well as students, faculty, and staff from across the University.
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Topping off the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
A project nearly four years in the making sees new heights as the Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology marks a significant milestone in its construction.
The former Penn president, now U.S. Ambassador to Germany, joined President Liz Magill, faculty, staff, and students at the living-learning space on campus.
Shaw and O’Connell record the art history show to air on the first Thursday of each month.
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Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw brings art history to ‘Kids Corner’ on WXPN
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw speaks about artists and art history during a monthly segment on WXPN’s “Kids Corner,” marking 35 years on the air with host Kathy O’Connell and producer Robert Drake.
Who, What, Why: Zaid Tabaza on veganism in the Middle East
By tracing the evolution of this practice, Tabaza learned that in Jordan and Lebanon, the historical appeal of plant-based diets derived from their curative potential and wide availability.
(On homepage) AAMBAA’s members gather in front of Fisher Fine Arts Library. “You cannot understate the power of seeing yourself,” says Marques Stevenson, who is AAMBAA’s co-president. “AAMBAA helps increase the visibility of African American business leaders within the Wharton community and beyond.”
