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  • State laws shape the social norms around vaccines—and get people vaccinated

    In an effort to understand what encourages people to get vaccinated, researchers from the Social Action Lab and the Annenberg Public Policy Center examined how state laws and policies affect vaccination rates.

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication

  • Penn Sustainability FY23 annual report released

    The reports shows continued progress toward the goals of Penn’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 3.0.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Sustainability

  • Optimal sex education programming for gay, bisexual, and queer adolescents

    A new study by LDI senior fellow and School of Nursing assistant professor Dennis Flores surveys gay, bisexual, and queer male students to inform policymaking.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute

  • Diversity in the Stacks: Writing to create change

    Penn Libraries offer an array of “esoteric” texts, many written for authors to avoid persecution. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries

  • University of Pennsylvania Libraries will provide comprehensive access to American Institute of Indian Studies Image Collection

    The collection documents a range of Indian art through black and white photography, with an emphasis on premodern temple architecture and sculpture. An initial batch of 2,300 images is now available through Colenda.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Libraries

  • Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition celebrates 15 years with expanded support for education entrepreneurs

    For the first time in the competition’s history, semifinalists get personalized, data-driven support from a startup advisor through the Catapult virtual accelerator.

    FULL STORY AT Graduate School of Education

  • American Society for Clinical Investigation elects six new members from Penn, CHOP

    Angela Bradbury, Scott M. Damrauer, Elizabeth Foglia, Jonathan Miner, Elizabeth Lowenthal, and William Peranteau are among 100 active members across 50 institutions elected in 2024.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News

  • Penn Medicine’s E. John Wherry, and CHOP’s John M. Maris, named 2024 Fellows of the AACR Academy

    The mission of the AACR Academy is to recognize and honor distinguished scientists whose scientific contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News

  • Divining the future of artificial intelligence in clinical decision support

    Four experts in the field of medical artificial intelligence convened by the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics discussed the legal, ethical, regulatory, and procedural challenges involved in the design and implementation of clinical AI systems that directly support patient care.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute

  • How racism ‘gets under the skin’ and prematurely ages Black people

    LDI fellow and assistant professor of sociology in Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences Courtney Boen shows the health harms of a racialized society and how they could be overcome.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute