Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law News Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law School of Social Policy & Practice’s Jennifer Prah has written a comprehensive framework that takes a worldwide approach to attaining global health goals.
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being Eileen Feng, a graduate student in the Integrated Product Design, inside Tangen Hall. nocred Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
Journey to Joy A handwritten joy map on a table.nocred Journey to Joy In a joint class within the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication, PIK professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big in Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life.
Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy nocred Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School.
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevitt, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhakar, and Andre Dombroski.nocred Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Your child’s mental health diagnosis Image: iStock/SeventyFour Your child’s mental health diagnosis School of Social Policy & Practice professor Jacqueline Corcoran’s new book is a go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders.
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy Credit: Yuan Yao. University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change Image: iStock/Liountmila Korelidou Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change The latest episodes of the faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ showcase recent books from three experts.
‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change Image: iStock/rui_noronha ‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change From lower test scores to higher crime rates, economist R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice looks at the daily consequences of climate change.