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Difference Makers: An advocate for every patient
Pam Sellers, a nurse in endocrine and oncologic surgery, stands out as a devoted patient advocate, with patients reaching out with gratitude for her tenacious care.
Penn Medicine discovery could lead to fewer side effects from a diabetes treatment
A new study details the differences between the two forms of the protein PPARgamma, a target of “glitazone” diabetes drugs, could cut out weight gain side effects.
Dolores Albarracín named American Academy of Political and Social Science Fellow
As the 2022 Harold Lasswell Fellow, Albarracín, the Alexandra Heyman Nash Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the Annenberg School, joins a cohort of distinguished scholars whose research elevates prominent policy discussions.
Penn Medicine CAREs supports 33 community programs, helping to bridge the digital divide and creating safe spaces
Two initiatives recently supported by Penn Medicine CAREs grants aim to support the community through increasing access to digital technology and health programs, and an additional 31 projects from employees across Penn Medicine who volunteer to support their communities were awarded CAREs grants this past quarter. Penn Medicine CAREs grants have supported more than 800 service initiatives in the region since 2012.
Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell and other experts agree that while employment numbers aren’t back to pre-pandemic levels, they bode well for the economy, with a current labor market that is favorable for people with a broad range of skills, not just those with advanced degrees or technical backgrounds.
How much do low-cost, behaviorally informed letters increase health insurance enrollment?
A new paper in JAMA Health Forum co-led by Penn LDI Fellow Daniel J. Hopkins details how low-cost letters can increase health insurance enrollment, especially among underserved populations. The letters made information related to health insurance enrollment simple, easy to access, and more personalized, while also providing actionable steps potential enrollees could take.
Resources for Women’s History Month on Annenberg Classroom
For Women’s History Month, Annenberg Classroom, a project of the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, offers four films this March in partnership with The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
Konrad Kording appointed co-director the CIFAR Learning in Machines & Brains Program
The Nathan Francis Mossell University Professor in Bioengineering, Neuroscience, and Computer and Information Sciences will start his appointment on April 1, 2022. CIFAR is a global research organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address the most important questions facing science and humanity.
The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program is now accepting applications for its inaugural class, which will enter in July. The one-year AEGD program is designed to provide dental school graduates with advanced dental education training in comprehensive dental care with a focus on medically complex, vulnerable, and underserved populations.
Shaquilla Harrigan, Ph.D. candidate in sociology, awarded Women of Color at Penn Graduate Student award
The Women of Color Awards are given in recognition of the individuals who have conscientiously endeavored to increase respect for women of color at Penn and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Delaware Valley community.