Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy nocred Penn receives $5M to create the first-of-its-kind professorship in philanthropy The Wieler Family Professorship in the field of philanthropy will hold a primary appointment in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and a secondary appointment in the Wharton School.
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala Top row: Belinda Bentzin Buscher, Robert Cort, and Ira Hillman. Second row: Jennifer Krevitt, Desiree Martinez, and Sally Jutabha Michaels. Bottom row: Marc Morial, Deepak Prabhakar, and Andre Dombroski.nocred Nine honored at Alumni Award of Merit Gala On Nov. 15, eight distinguished alumni will receive Awards of Merit, the Alumni Social Impact Award, and the Creative Spirit Award, and André Dombrowski will receive the Faculty Award of Merit.
Your child’s mental health diagnosis Image: iStock/SeventyFour Your child’s mental health diagnosis School of Social Policy & Practice professor Jacqueline Corcoran’s new book is a go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders.
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy Credit: Yuan Yao. University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change Image: iStock/Liountmila Korelidou Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change The latest episodes of the faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ showcase recent books from three experts.
‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change Image: iStock/rui_noronha ‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change From lower test scores to higher crime rates, economist R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice looks at the daily consequences of climate change.
Four academic journeys explored Younger scientists often ask him about exploring multiple fields, Balasubramanian says. The advice he offers is to “have a central line where you have credibility, where you’ve established that you’re really, really good at what you do, and you can be trusted.”(Image: Eric Sucar) Four academic journeys explored Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.
How direct cash assistance aids cancer patients from low-income households Image: iStock/Milena Magazin How direct cash assistance aids cancer patients from low-income households A new study by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice examines the potential of a joint program between Bradley Cooper’s One Family Foundation and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity on health care and economic insecurity.
The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT (Image: iStock / Suebsiri) The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT LGBT people continue to face many hurdles to financial security, with a higher likelihood to slip below the poverty line.