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  • Caregiver mastery may help lower anxiety for the cognitively impaired

    A new study from Penn LDI senior fellows provides a more nuanced perspective on the dynamics of caregiver mastery—a positive perception of one’s efficacy in caregiving, and its role in the well-being of individuals with cognitive impairment, such as dementia.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute

  • People on both Medicare and Medicaid should get better care, but they don’t

    LDI senior fellow Eric Roberts examined the effects of enrolling in an integrated Medicaid plan in a study published in JAMA Health Forum.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute

  • Dean Mark Wolff honored with Woods System of Care Distinguished Service Award

    Among Wolff’s achievements is a partnership with Woods Services to establish the Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center. Wolff was also acknowledged by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate for his role in establishing the Woods Care Center.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine

  • Penn Vet kicks off construction of new $2.8 Million Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite

    The Penn Vet board of advisers, administrators, clinicians, and donors gathered on Feb. 7 to officially commence the construction of The Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite at Ryan Hospital, a clinic for comprehensive oral and restorative small animal patient care, clinical instruction, and clinical research.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Vet

  • Putting the spotlight on the gender gaps in digital spaces

    Sandra González-Bailón,the Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, co-edited a new journal issue quantifying the extent to which gender bias occurs and is perpetuated online and in digital media.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication

  • Remembering Minnie Hogan Clemens

    Penn Nursing’s “This Week in the Archives” highlights Minnie Hogan Clemens (Dorchester), who became the first Black student to attend the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Nurse Training School in 1888.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News

  • Featured Books and DVDs: Black History Month

    From music journalism to activism to mountain climbing, the topics of Black History Month picks run the gamut, while also highlighting significant historical figures and communities.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries

  • 4th and 5th grade students debate the First Amendment: Which freedom is most important?

    Students across Pennsylvania were posed that question for the 10th annual Citizenship Challenge, an essay-and-presentation competition sponsored by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

    FULL STORY AT Wharton Public Policy Initiative

  • Annenberg Classroom film ‘Juneteenth’ wins a Bronze Anthem Award

    “Juneteenth: Exploring Freedom’s Stories” explores the history of Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, and illustrates how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center

  • Why HIPAA is no longer enough to guard health data

    A new paper by LDI senior fellow Matthew McCoy explains how online consumer data provides a “back door” to the kind of information HIPAA was designed to protect.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute