Penn in the News

Benjamin Schmitt of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design and of Perry World House comments on efforts to curb China’s support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Penn Carey Law hosted a forum on AI and the practice of law, bringing together professors, legal practitioners, business leaders, and students.

“Craigslist is gritty,” says Jessa Lingel of the School of Arts & Sciences, “and so is Philly.”

A study from the Wharton School found that three out of four enterprise leaders “reported positive returns on AI investments, and 88% plan to increase spending in the next year.”

Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education “has been encouraging educators to experiment with developing three-year degrees for over 15 years.”

“David J. Farber, 91, formerly of Landenberg, Chester County, celebrated professor emeritus of telecommunication systems at the University of Pennsylvania, former professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Delaware, professor at Keio University in Japan, award-winning pioneer in pre-internet computing systems, entrepreneur, and known by colleagues as the ‘uncle’ and ‘grandfather’ of the internet, died Saturday, Feb. 7, of probable heart failure at his home in Tokyo.”

Yoonjae Lee of the School of Nursing led research on minimizing the misuse of opioids prescribed for postoperative pain.

Walter Palmer of the School of Social Policy & Practice is celebrated for his lifelong mission to fight racism and inequality in Philadelphia.

John Paul MacDuffie of the Wharton School comments on the Chinese domestic market for electric vehicles.

Margo Brooks Carthon of the School of Nursing speaks about the medical care rendered by Black nurses during Jim Crow.