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  • State appointment for Penn Nursing’s Rebecca Clark

    The assistant professor of perinatal nursing, midwifery, and women’s health in the Department of Family and Community Health, a faculty member at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research; a senior fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; and nurse scientist at Pennsylvania Hospital, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee as a registered nurse representing maternal health care.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • Two from Penn Nursing selected as RWJ Health Policy Research Scholars

    Levia A. Sutton and Emmanuel “Manny” Fernandez have been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership programs.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • Featured Books and DVDs: Latinx Heritage Month

    Each year, the Penn community celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with activities led by La Casa Latina, and the Libraries provides curates a selection of media for those who want to learn more about Latinx heritage and experiences.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries →

  • Medicaid could become a powerful tool to improve facial and ethnic representation in cancer clinical trials

    Penn LDI researchers found an increase in oncology clinical trial participation among Black and Hispanic patients in Medicaid expansion states that mandated Medicaid coverage for the routine costs of trial participation. 

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Penn Engineering and Plaksha University partner for international research and academic collaboration

    In alignment with both institutions’ commitment to elevating research at a global scale and bolstering their academic collaborations, the partnership will enhance international student exchanges and foster advancements in research and education between Penn and Plaksha University, a leading Indian research university.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Hospital settings can be a form of treatment by themselves

    Research shows that built environments affect the health and well-being of patients and staff. As a result, health care architects have been designing institutions that provide opportunities to experience nature by incorporating “biophilic” design elements.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • This parent screening tool seeks to normalize gender conversations by measuring families’ alignment and distress

    Amy Hillier, an LDI senior fellow Steven Marcus, and Matthew Diemer have developed a preliminary screening tool to be used in pediatric offices and other health care settings for gender alignment and distres.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • Penn Nursing partnership launches new center to test and implement dementia care

    A between Penn Nursing, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, and others is launching the Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience (EMBRACE) AD/ADRD Roybal Center to advance the science of dementia care.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • IoT4Ag Center is advancing data collection capabilities for rural farms

    The Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture Center (IoT4Ag) is helping farm management by collecting data in a low-power, long-range approach with the Solar-Powered Remote IoT4Ag Network Gateway (SPRING) project. The National Science Foundation has funded IoT4Ag to connect cross-disciplinary scientists from four institutions, including Penn, to farmers and industry partners.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Engineering Today →

  • Perry World House announces Faculty Fellows

    The new cohort of Faculty Fellows will join the Penn community through 2027.

    FULL STORY AT Perry World House →