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Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate
Florencia Polite.

Florencia Polite, Penn Medicine’s chief of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology and vice chair of the department’s clinical operations.

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Florencia Polite: Healer, educator, advocate

At home and overseas, Florencia Polite is on a mission to help patients and physicians understand how RSV vaccines protect newborns.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

The path from labs to the marketplace
A model of teeth used for dental practice.

“We saw vast, untapped potential in dental medicine, where translating and commercializing academic discoveries still lags,” says Hyun (Michel) Koo, CiPD’s co-founder and director. “With mounting evidence linking oral and systemic health, we can turn CiPD’s innovations into real-world solutions that reduce the burden of oral diseases and improve overall health.” 

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The path from labs to the marketplace

Penn’s William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management helps scientists develop their business acumen and access partners to help bring their breakthroughs to market.

From the William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Innovation Management

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Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity
Two people standing on a brick pathway lined with trees in autumn, wearing formal business attire.

Patrick Harker and Sara Bachman, co-chairs of Penn Forward's Access, Affordability, and Value working group, on Locust Walk.

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Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value co-chairs on creating opportunity

As co-chairs of Penn Forward’s Access, Affordability, and Value working group, Sara Bachman, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Patrick Harker, a professor and dean emeritus of the Wharton School, discuss breaking down barriers and opening pathways.

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Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

A landmark international study finds that hospitals with better nurse staffing and work environments not only benefits nurses but is significantly associated with less physician burnout and job dissatisfaction.

From Penn Nursing News

2 min. read

Pushing the boundaries of equine neurology in the field and the lab
Amy Johnson with client horse Cartier.

Amy Johnson with client horse Cartier in New Bolton Center’s Equine Performance and Evaluation Facility arena.

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Pushing the boundaries of equine neurology in the field and the lab

Balancing clinical care with scientific inquiry, Penn Vet’s Amy Johnson leads efforts to decode the complexities of neurologic diseases in horses.

Martin Hackett

2 min. read

Addressing post-separation abuse
Jennifer Prah.

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Addressing post-separation abuse

Jennifer J. Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses recommended reforms to address abuse that continues after women leave their abusive partners.

2 min. read

Analyzing feminism and traditional gender roles on social media

Analyzing feminism and traditional gender roles on social media

In a new paper, Annenberg School for Communication Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser and doctoral student Sara Reinis analyze popular “tradwife” social media accounts, which embrace traditional gender roles and the rejection of “the rejection of hustle culture.”

Hailey Reissman

2 min. read

The greatest cover songs, from Whitney Houston to Metallica
Three people standing in a WXPN radio studio holding framed certificates, with a large WXPN sign and station branding visible in the background.

WXPN's Mike Vasilikos, Midday host; Robert Drake, producer and Land of the Lost host; and Kristen Kurtis, Morning Show host, holding their results of the 885 Cover Songs Quiz, available at XPN.org as part of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs countdown.

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The greatest cover songs, from Whitney Houston to Metallica

Through Dec. 11, WXPN counts down the 885 greatest covers, as voted by listeners.

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How might AI shape the future of work?
Headshots of Konrad Kording (left) and Ioana Marinescu (right).

Konrad Kording and Ioana Marinescu. 

Image: Eric Sucar (left) and Carson Easterly (right)

How might AI shape the future of work?

Computer scientist Konrad Kording and economist Ioana Marinescu have developed an interactive model that incorporates assumptions from both their fields to predict how AI will affect wages, jobs, and the overall economy.

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