Helpline support eases stress for dementia caregivers
Penn Nursing researchers and collaborators found that caregivers for family members with dementia who receive one or two consultations saw improvements in their ability to manage stress, and that people requesting more than one call reported lower baseline confidence in their ability to manage their emotions than those requesting only one call.
Criminology researchers Aaron Chalfin and John MacDonald, and data scientist Brian Wade of Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab, evaluate the effect of improved street lighting on crime rates.
Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human
The Comparative Immunotherapy Program led by Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason is redefining how therapies are developed and tested—uniting human and veterinary medicine to move promising immunotherapies forward.
How tobacco retail exposure impacts smoking behavior
Penn researchers have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher.
Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project forges connections
The med students who lead Penn Medicine’s Homeless Outreach Project are connecting with people experiencing homelessness and highlighting the impact of street medicine.
Russell Composto talks leading Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group
In a Q&A, Russell Composto, vice provost for undergraduate education and chair of Penn Forward’s Undergraduate Education and Innovation working group, talks about the guiding principles of the team and what it means to think boldly about the future of the undergraduate experience at Penn.
The eighth annual Penn Local Business Exchange brought together entrepreneurs, city officials, and University buyers to swap insights and build relationships.
Taylor Swift, storytelling, and climate communication
Clean energy expert and senior research fellow at Penn Joseph Romm says that Taylor Swift’s lyrics offer storytelling techniques that can be applied for impact-driven climate communications.
The rapid integration of AI into educational settings presents new opportunities and challenges. Hamsa Bastani, associate professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions as well as Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School, will discuss findings from three large-scale field studies investigating the impact of AI on student learning. Free and open to the Penn community.
This two-day conference highlights the visual documentary interventions of Sol Worth and Harvey Finkle in Philadelphia during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, a time when the upheaval of the Vietnam War, the displacement of urban communities, and the struggles for housing and welfare rights reshaped the city’s social landscape. Day one is Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Day two is Thursday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Register for each day separately. Open to the public.
On Sept. 28, 1918, 200,000 people came out for the Liberty Loan parade in Philadelphia. Within days of that gathering, hundreds had died and many more had fallen ill from the flu and flu-related complications.
Penn’s guiding principles are the University’s enduring values and distinctive strengths: anchored, inventive, interwoven, and engaged. The practices support and strengthen Penn’s core educational mission.
At Penn Today, we focus on some of the ways the University is putting this framework into action. From student, faculty, and staff profiles to research updates and event coverage, Penn Today highlights the latest examples of the University’s principled approach to excellence.
The eighth annual Penn Local Business Exchange brought together entrepreneurs, city officials, and University buyers to swap insights and build relationships.
Students test one way to combat extreme heat in Philadelphia
Third-year students Nafisa Bangura and Angelica Dadda expanded upon a multidisciplinary research endeavor to evaluate a reflective pavement coating as a tool to mitigate extreme heat. Their work may inform policy efforts to improve urban heat resilience.
From framework to actions: Provost John L. Jackson Jr. talks Penn Forward
In a Q&A, Provost John L. Jackson Jr. explains the relationship between the strategic framework In Principle and Practice and Penn Forward—a new University-wide process and action plan that will advance Penn forward for the next decade and beyond.
Officials unveil innovative program to combat heat waves: ‘Beneficial’
Russell Composto of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says a variety of heat-resistant practices are needed for cool pavement, including building in canopy shade by planting trees.
