Academics
There’s always something new going on at Penn’s four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate schools. Look here for information on upcoming academic initiatives, new classes and research conducted by professors and students.
Twenty Penn students camp in West Virginia over spring break as part of a new LGST course
The course consists of a five mandatory 90-minute class sessions and a Leadership Venture over spring break that involved hiking, biking, and canoeing in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Wistar Institute’s Cancer Center receives $10 million donation to expand cancer research
The center will be renamed the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center in honor of the donors. The $10 million donation is the largest the Wistar Institute has received to date.
Path@Penn is now live for students to preview ahead of course registration
Between now and June, students will be using both Path@Penn and Penn InTouch for registration and academic planning.
Experts analyze war in Ukraine, say ‘Putin has lost touch with reality’ at PWH event
Nearly 200 individuals gathered Wednesday — virtually and in person — to listen to the event's panelists address the U.S. government's response to the crisis and how other nations will likely respond.
Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics to hold webinar discussing opioid deaths
Penn Nursing assistant professor Shoshana Aronowitz will moderate the event, which will be co-sponsored by the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV.
Two Penn professors awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship for scientific research
Jariwala and Chen are among the 118 recipients of the two-year fellowship, which awards $75,000 to winners to fund their research.
Penn announces documentary filmmaker Ken Burns as 2022 Commencement speaker
Burns, an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and Academy Award nominee, will give the Commencement speech and receive an honorary doctor of arts degree from Penn.
Penn School of Veterinary Medicine names inaugural zoonotic and infectious disease fellows
The fellows will have access to laboratories focused on infectious disease-related research topics, including vaccine development, tropical medicine, public health, and ecology, according to Penn Vet.
Penn researchers find that alcohol and drug-related deaths are rising in U.S.
Platt and Sterling aimed to research why there was such a considerable discrepancy between deaths of despair in the U.S. compared to other countries.
Columbia University suspends Psychiatry Department chair after posting racist tweet
Jeffrey Lieberman serves as chair of the Columbia University Psychiatry Department as well as psychiatrist-in-chief at the Columbia-affiliated NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
TedxPenn to host virtual salon “Decolonizing Literature: Language and Critical Race Theory”
Beavers, who has taught at Penn for over 30 years, will discuss his work in contemporary African American literature.
Penn Wharton Alliance to host annual Diversity Case Competition with Natives at Penn
The event will be held virtually from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will focus on solving problems at the intersection of environmental sustainability and Indigenous issues.
Ten Penn faculty members named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with four of the honored faculty members: Katalin Karikó, Sara Cherry, Hongjun Song, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.
Penn Debate Society and the Philomathean Society will hold a debate on belief in the afterlife
The debate will be held at Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Philomathean Hall, which is on the fourth floor of College Hall.
Penn receives $25M donation from James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation
This new gift will create an academic center within the Korean Studies program that will sponsor a global conference and promote collaboration with Philadelphia’s Korean community.
Penn Law School announces new equity initiatives amid Amy Wax investigation
Ruger and Finkelstein wrote that Penn Law will contribute over $8 million in new investments over the next five years to expand financial access.
Penn Museum to hold virtual lecture on antiquities trafficking and art crime
Guest speakers Special Agent Jake Archer of the FBI Art Crime Team and Assistant U.S. Attorney K.T. Newton will discuss recent issues surrounding art and antiquity fraud during the lecture on Feb. 17.
Penn professor named Association for Computing Machinery Fellow for computer science research
Adani President's Distinguished Professor of Computer and Informational Science Zachary Ives was honored as one of 71 ACM fellows.
Penn Libraries holds Douglass Day event to honor Frederick Douglass and Black women in history
Along with a transcribe-a-thon, the event included other activities like group songs and national broadcasts with live speakers.