Talking climate change with Rafe Pomerance Environmental activist, Rafe Pomerance, founder of Arctic 21 and a senior fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, spoke at the Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy last week. Q&A Talking climate change with Rafe Pomerance In a Q&A, the longtime environmental activist, who came to campus to speak at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses where we are today and how we can avoid the worst effects of a warming planet.
Gutmann, Moreno op-ed details ‘ethical mess’ of health care system Penn President Amy Gutmann and bioethics professor Jonathan Moreno Gutmann, Moreno op-ed details ‘ethical mess’ of health care system “Surely our fellow Americans with life-threatening diseases of all sorts are also worth saving,” they write.
A wearable new technology moves brain monitoring from the lab to the real world Postdoc Arjun Ramakrishnan (left) and Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt created a wearable EEG akin to a Fitbit for the brain, with a set of silicon and silver nanowire sensors embedded into a head covering like the headband seen here. The new technology led to the formation of a company called Cogwear, LLC. A wearable new technology moves brain monitoring from the lab to the real world The portable EEG created by PIK Professor Michael Platt and postdoc Arjun Ramakrishnan has potential applications from health care to sports performance.
Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance Q&A Advice-giving benefits the person sharing guidance In a Q&A, Wharton postdoc Lauren Eskreis-Winkler discusses new findings that signal it may be time to shift how we think about motivation and achievement.
The role of UN ambassador, explained Q&A The role of UN ambassador, explained Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, distinguished global leader-in-residence at Perry World House, describes the workings of the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.—and whether it matters that it’s no longer of cabinet status.
A push for emergency texting services across the United States Not only do rising juniors Anthony Scarpone-Lambert and Kirti Shenoy want emergency text services in every county in the United States, but they also want to educate Americans on its potentially lifesaving benefits. That’s where Text-911 comes in. (Photo: Simon Chen) A push for emergency texting services across the United States Today, fewer than half of U.S. counties have this capability. Rising juniors Anthony Scarpone-Lambert and Kirti Shenoy want to change that with their nonprofit Text-911.
Making history at LDI: An interview with Rachel Werner Making history at LDI: An interview with Rachel Werner Rachel Werner is the first female and first physician-economist executive director of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and a professor of both medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and health care management at the Wharton School.
Student Spotlight with Connor Sendel Student Spotlight with Connor Sendel The senior looks back on his time on campus, discussing what it’s like to pursue a dual degree, how a startup grew out of his team’s senior design project, and his plans after graduation.
Three from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Penn's Anita L. Allen, Daniel J. Rader, and Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein are among more than 200 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Three from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vice Provost for Faculty Anita Allen of the Law School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Daniel Rader of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Perry World House join a group recognized for their world-class leadership and expertise.
Penn at SXSW Penn at SXSW This is the third year the Penn Center for Innovation has led a group of University-affiliated startups to participate in South by Southwest’s innovative arm, SXSW Interactive.