| IN THE SPOTLIGHT Penn's 9th PIK Professor, Karen Glanz A globally influential public-health scholar, Karen Glanz has been named the ninth
Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of
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| What is a PIK Professor? | PIK stands for Penn Integrates Knowledge, an initiative conceived by President
Gutmann to
recruit scholars whose research and teaching exemplify the integration
of knowledge. These scholars hold endowed professorships and joint
appointments between Penn's schools. |
| Why are PIK Professors important? | The most challenging questions and problems of our time cannot be addressed by one discipline or profession. To comprehend our complex world, we must better integrate knowledge from different disciplines and professional perspectives in our research and teaching. feature article: "Proof of Concept" Penn's goal: to achieve a truly successful partnership between arts and sciences that will benefit our students, our society, and our world. Recruiting and retaining superb faculty members is a key Campaign Priority. |
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Who are the PIK Professors? so far... |  | John L. Jackson Jr. : anthropology + filmmaking a cultural anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, this Richard Perry
University Professor holds appointments at the Annenberg School for Communication and School of Arts and Sciences, with affiliation to the Center for Africana Studiesbio | feature video lecture | podcast lecture |
| |  | Jonathan Moreno : medicine + ethics
a biomedical ethicist, this David and Lyn Silfen University Professor holds appointments in medical ethics in the School of Medicine and
in the history and sociology of science in SASbio | feature video lecture | podcast lecture |
| |  | Christopher B. Murray : chemistry + engineering
a nanoscale researcher, this Richard Perry University Professor holds appointments in chemistry in SAS and materials science in the
School of Engineering and Applied Science bio | cv | news |
| |  | Adrian Raine : psychology + neuroscience a psychologist and neuroscientist known for integrating varied perspectives to predict violent behavior, this Richard Perry University Professor holds appointments in the Department of Criminology of SAS and in the Department of Psychiatry of the School of Medicinebio | feature | interview |
| |  | Philippe Bourgois : medicine + anthropology a medical anthropologist, this Richard Perry University Professor holds appointments in the Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine in the School of Medicinebio | feature | interview | interview | news | article |
| |  | Sarah Tishkoff : genetics + biology a leading global expert in human genetics, this David and Lyn Silfen University Associate Professor shares appointments between the Department of Genetics in the School of Medicine and the Department of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciencesbio | feature | news | news | news | slideshow video lecture | podcast lecture
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| |  | Robert Ghrist : mathematics + engineering an expert at applying mathematical methods to real-world engineering challenges, this Andrea Mitchell University Professor holds joint appointments in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences bio | feature | twitter |
| |  | John Gearhart : biology + medicine a renowned researcher in regenerative medicine, this James W. Effron University Professor shares appointments between the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicinebio | feature | news |
| |  | Karen Glanz : epidemiology + health psychology a globally influential public-health scholar who specializes in the impact of behavior on health, Glanz shares appointments between the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing, and will lead a new center focused on research and training in health behaviors -- the Center for Health Behavior Research bio | news | video |
| |  | Shelley Berger : genetics + biochemistry a world-renowned genetics researcher, this Daniel S. Och University Professor shares appointments between the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Biology in the School of Arts and Sciencesbio | news |
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