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‘Meet the Authors’ at Wharton

‘Meet the Authors’ at Wharton

The latest installments of The Wharton School’s podcast, “Ripple Effect,” features conversations with faculty discussing their new books, with topics ranging from Japan’s hybrid leadership model, consumer satisfaction, successful entrepreneurship, marketing, and investing.

From Knowledge at Wharton

3 min. read

GSE’s Ed Brockenbrough’s latest book focuses on Black, LGBTQ+ youth

GSE’s Ed Brockenbrough’s latest book focuses on Black, LGBTQ+ youth

The latest book by Brockenbrough, an associate professor and alum of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, outlines common obstacles to educational equity for Black, LGBTQ+ youth and suggests research-backed guidance for their teachers to help foster their success.

Strongest nor’easters getting stronger
A map showing increase in nor’easters.

Image: Courtesy of Michael Mann

Strongest nor’easters getting stronger

Research from Professor Michael Mann and Ph.D. students Annabelle Horton and Mackenzie Weaver shows that as the worst of these East Coast winter storms intensify, so does their destructive potential—a facet that current coastal risk assessments often ignore.

Michele W. Berger

2 min. read

George Pappas receives IEEE Kirchmayer Award

George Pappas receives IEEE Kirchmayer Award

Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation in Electrical and Systems Engineering at Penn Engineering, has been awarded the Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for “inspirational mentoring” of graduate students.

Genetic testing beneficial in critically ill adults
Pipette adding a sample to a petri dish with a DNA profile in the background.

Image: Ten Image/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Genetic testing beneficial in critically ill adults

Penn Medicine researchers have identified genetic conditions in a large percent of adults admitted to the intensive care unit, dispelling the belief that genetic testing only benefits a pediatric population.

3 min. read

Why women are leaving male-dominated STEM

Why women are leaving male-dominated STEM

New research from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang shows how rejection dampens job-seeking persistence for women in male-dominated fields.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

TREO Foundation Award for Penn Nursing’s Colleen Tewksbury

TREO Foundation Award for Penn Nursing’s Colleen Tewksbury

Tewksbury, an assistant professor in nutrition science in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, has been awarded the 2025 TREO Foundation LEAD Award for Excellence in Nutrition.

Weitzman faculty earn ASLA Honors

Weitzman faculty earn ASLA Honors

Weitzman School of Design dean and Paley Professor Fritz Steiner, and associate professor of landscape architecture Christopher Marcinkoski are among the individuals and firms selected by the board of trustees of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for its 2025 Honors, the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year.

Designing cleaner, greener concrete
Masoud Akbarzadeh holding up one of the fabricated materials.

The Polyhedral Structures Laboratory is housed at the Pennovation Center and brings together designers, engineers, and computer scientists to reimagine the built world. Using graphic statics, a method where forces are mapped as lines, they design forms that balance compression and tension. These result in structures that use far fewer materials while remaining strong and efficient.

(Image: Eric Sucar)

Designing cleaner, greener concrete

Penn engineers, materials scientists, and designers have developed a 3D-printed concrete solution based on diatomaceous earth that has enhanced carbon capture, is stronger, and uses fewer materials like cement.

6 min. read