In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The two fellows, Alison Buttenheim and Kevin Volpp, have been named to a new NASEM committee that will assess future prospects for the broader use of behavioral economics in public policy.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
The Penn IUR Faculty Fellow and assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the Weitzman School of Design was awarded the grant for a project to improve the nation’s water infrastructure system and adapt to climate change, with $500,000 in funding over five years.
FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →
With their orientation toward meeting local workforce needs and the pandemic-related threats to educational opportunity and access, now is the time to ensure that community colleges have the resources required to offer needed programs and support the diverse students they strive to serve. A Penn IUR event this winter, entitled “Federal Support for Workforce Solutions” described how community colleges provide the training and education required for jobs that require some postsecondary education but not a bachelor’s degree, good jobs that provide opportunity for economic well-being.
FULL STORY AT Penn IUR →
When does government debt get too big to be paid back and warrant tax increases, and under what conditions do stimulus programs work best? So far, monetary and fiscal policies have succeeded in helping economic recovery with higher consumption, investment and output, and governments will be able to service their debt, according to a recent research paper titled “Can Monetary Policy Create Fiscal Capacity?,” co-authored by finance professor Tim Landvoigt at Wharton.
FULL STORY AT Knowledge at Wharton →
As the official health system of US Squash, Penn Medicine will also be the official health system of the United States’ national team, the U.S. Open Squash Championships, and the newly opened Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, he world’s largest community squash center.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
The Penn Medical Communication Research Institute (PMCRI) is a new collaboration between the Annenberg School for Communication and Perelman School of Medicine aiming to find out how to reduce medical misinformation. PMCRI is supporting research that helps determine how patients, especially those in vulnerable groups, can best access reliable, effective information.
FULL STORY AT Annenberg School for Communication →
The Penn LDI associate fellow and MD candidate at the Perelman School of Medicine has been named a winner of the CellPress and Cell Signaling Technology’s Rising Black Scientist Award, designed to spotlight emerging Black scientists, break down barriers, and provide funding support for professional development, according to CellPress’ Academic Advisory Board.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
Chester County Hospital is employing a number of strategic plans meant to heighten awareness of the qualities of physical and mental health and improve access to health care among its communities that have traditionally been underserved, like the Latinx community. Offering Spanish versions of popular diabetes programs for the first time is one of these new offerings.
FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →
This spring, the Center for Public Art and Space at Weitzman will be hosting renowned writer, artist, and educator Ashon Crawley as its 2022 visiting scholar artist. Crawley’s work explores the intersection of performance, blackness, queerness, and spirituality.
FULL STORY AT Weitzman School of Design →
Telemedicine surged with the COVID-19 pandemic. But does offering care by phone or video improve or worsen disparities? Two studies show that the big gains in follow-up appointments occurred among Black patients—an increase from 52% to 70% —which erased disparities in attendance rates at post-discharge primary care visits. There were no changes in appointment attendance rates among white patients. The results suggest the potential of telemedicine to reduce disparities, possibly through eliminating travel to appointments, which can be difficult after a hospital stay.
FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →
