Increasing access for students on ‘Faculty Fridays’ Increasing access for students on ‘Faculty Fridays’ For the past few years, PennCAP has hosted “Faculty Fridays” as a means to better connect first generation, lower-income students with the University’s professors. These efforts have continued virtually during COVID-19.
Toorjo Ghose receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to India Toorju Ghose, associate professor at the School of Social Policy & Practice. (Image: Michael Scott Whitson) Toorjo Ghose receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to India Ghose will be hosted by Presidency University in Kolkata as part of a project to document and teach about the strategies deployed by sex workers to negotiate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cancer cell therapy pioneer Carl June receives the Sanford Lorraine Cross Award Cancer cell therapy pioneer Carl June receives the Sanford Lorraine Cross Award The Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine and director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center received the award for his work in developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy.
From ‘Indiana Jones’ to medieval robots In her work and her teaching, historian of science Elly Truitt challenges assumptions. “The people who lived in the Middle Ages were definitely no less intelligent than we are, and they didn’t think they were living in the middle of anything,” she says. From ‘Indiana Jones’ to medieval robots Historian of science Elly Truitt’s multidisciplinary investigations of the Middle Ages challenge assumptions about the period as a dark time in innovation and prompt a rethink of notions of ‘modern’ science.
Julie Nelson Davis named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Julie Nelson Davis, a history of art professor in the School of Arts & Sciences, has been named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in the fine arts research humanities category. Considered a foremost authority on Japanese prints and illustrated books, she teaches a wide range of courses on East Asian art and material culture. Julie Nelson Davis named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Considered a foremost authority on Japanese prints and illustrated books, the history of art professor teaches a wide range of courses on East Asian art and material culture.
Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, have had their terms extended through 2023. Penn extends terms of Education and Law deans Pam Grossman, dean of the Graduate School of Education, and Ted Ruger, dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will now serve until June 30, 2023,
Vincent Reina on fair housing in the U.S., in the city, and in pandemic times Vincent Reina on fair housing in the U.S., in the city, and in pandemic times The expert in fair housing and urban planning discusses how cities can address low-income housing policy, neighborhood change, and community and economic development, and how the pandemic has made inequities even more visible.
‘Traveling Black,’ a look at the civil rights movement in motion The New York Times ‘Traveling Black,’ a look at the civil rights movement in motion “Traveling Black,” a book by Mia Bay of the School of Arts & Sciences, was featured. The work is a history of mobility and resistance in the U.S. Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences. Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’ Undergraduate nominee Sciaska Ulysse thanked the Netter Center for her nomination and said, "I'm so excited to see how we can give back to communities after graduation." Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’ The annual Women of Color award ceremony celebrated its 34th year in an online event led by the Women of Color at Penn Planning Committee and the African American Resource Center.
Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Reflecting on a year shaped by COVID-19 Penn Today brings together noteworthy stories and images from the past year and highlights ways for individual members of the Penn community to share their personal experiences.
Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’ Undergraduate nominee Sciaska Ulysse thanked the Netter Center for her nomination and said, "I'm so excited to see how we can give back to communities after graduation." Celebrating women of color ‘At the table’ The annual Women of Color award ceremony celebrated its 34th year in an online event led by the Women of Color at Penn Planning Committee and the African American Resource Center.