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Women and leadership at Wharton
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Women and leadership at Wharton

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ explore the gendered workplace, women’s leadership, and equality.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Total solar eclipse
the solar eclipse surrounded by its corona

Sliski's composite image of the solar eclipse, with plumes located above and below the poles of the stars, red prominences located near the edge of the sun (at 11 and 8 o'clock), and with one extensions each to the east and west of the solar disc. This data will be compared to predictive models to better refine the current understanding of the sun (Image credit: David Sliski). 

Total solar eclipse

Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain speak with Penn Today about the significance of the coming total eclipse.
What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 
A person in a suit and button-down shirt sitting on a stairwell landing, smiling. The intricate white stairwell and a brick wall behind it are to the person's right.

Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School.

What the brain reveals in nature’s subtle game of give and take 

Research led by Michael Platt uncovers the neural pathways for primate reciprocity, social support, and empathy.
‘Behind the Startup’ looks at venture capital and inequality
Headshot of Benjamin Shestakofsky and image of book cover.

Sociology professor Benjamin Shestakofsky of the School of Arts & Sciences wrote his new book “Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality” based on 19 months of participant-observation research inside a tech startup.

(Images: Courtesy of Benjamin Shestakofsky and University of California Press)

‘Behind the Startup’ looks at venture capital and inequality

The new book by Benjamin Shestakofsky is based on 19 months of participant-observation research, rising from intern to middle manager in a tech startup.
Challenging the boundaries of STEM
Cynthia Dahl, Pinar Yildirim, Della Jenkins, and Mecky Pohlschröder.

Cynthia Dahl of Penn Carey Law, Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School, Della Jenkins of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Mecky Pohlschröder of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke on a panel for the 2024 Women in STEM Symposium.

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Challenging the boundaries of STEM

Female faculty and staff from the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and Penn Carey Law shared how they integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into their work.
37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn
Valerie Dorsey-Allen poses with Colleen Winn, who holds her award

Valerie Dorsey-Allen (left) poses with Colleen Winn (right), who won the Joann Mitchell Outstanding Legacy award.

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37th annual Women of Color Day at Penn

The annual Women of Color at Penn awards honored students, staff, faculty and community members for their research, leadership, and service.

Kristina García

The critical role of history after Dobbs
Families walking into a family planning clinic in Louisiana in the 1970s.

Patients arriving at the Family Planning Clinic in New Orleans in 1971. The clinic was only one of 170 in Louisiana established to bring birth control information to women at no cost.

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The critical role of history after Dobbs

According to Penn Carey Law’s Serena Mayeri, the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relies upon a flawed, results-driven historical methodology to deny fundamental freedoms. 

From Penn Carey Law

Saving lives by distributing Narcan
Members of MERT and Wellness at Penn hand out Narcan on Locust Walk.

Trainor Macrone, a substance use specialist at Wellness at Penn’s Substance Use, Prevention, Education, and Recovery Program, hands out Narcan on Locust Walk.

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Saving lives by distributing Narcan

Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.
Open expression and the role of universities
Four people sit in chairs on an auditorium stage in front of a sign reading Living the Hard Promise.

The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities.

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Open expression and the role of universities

The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities.

Kristen de Groot

Mapping pancreatic cancer to improve immunotherapy
Gregory Beatty holds up a lab sample in a lab coat.

Gregory L. Beatty is an associate professor of hematology-oncology and member of Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center.

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Mapping pancreatic cancer to improve immunotherapy

Gregory L. Beatty, an associate professor of hematology-oncology and member of Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, and his team focus on improving immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer.