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As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness and willingness to recommend it drop

As the number of confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. rises, a new nationally representative panel survey by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center finds a small but significant drop in the proportion of the public that would recommend that someone in their household get the MMR vaccine.

Major gaps block genetics evaluation and testing for Black and low income patients

Despite barriers to testing, a new study from Penn Medicine finds that Black patients benefit the most once they receive genetic testing results.

Health care worker in mask stands at tablet with electronic medical record system.

Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

Wharton’s Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe and colleagues found that HIV clinics in Malawi that switched from paper to electronic medical records saw an estimated 28% reduction in deaths in five years.

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Centering joy in AI development and implementation

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.

2 min. read

A microscopic robot on a U.S. penny for scale.

The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots

Engineers at Penn Engineering have created robots barely visible to the naked eye that operate without tethers, magnetic fields or joystick-like controls.

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Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease

In a collaborative study, Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse showed that cognitive behavioral therapy reduced disability for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and that psychologists with no prior gastrointestinal experience could learn to deliver IBD-informed CBT effectively.

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New book brings responsive math teaching to classrooms nationwide

Following years of research in Philadelphia schools, the Graduate School of Education’s Responsive Math Teaching team is sharing the practical tools and guiding principles they identified in a new book to help educators make math more meaningful and equitable.

Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy hosts annual coaches workshop

The annual Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy Coaches Workshop in December brought together head and assistant coaches and administrators from across Penn Athletics for an intensive series of sessions focused on communication, leadership identity, motivation, and character assessment.

How one molecule keeps plants youthful

In a career-defining paper, Scott Poethig, a biologist at the School of Arts & Sciences, has discovered that a single molecular switch can freeze plants in their juvenile state.

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Josh Glick instructing a course on hands-only CPR at the Boys & Girls Club.

The Mobile CPR Project takes lifesaving training on the road

When cardiac arrest hits outside the hospital, the odds of survival are long. The Mobile CPR Project is driving to increase those odds with free trainings all around Philadelphia and beyond.

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As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness and willingness to recommend it drop

Major gaps block genetics evaluation and testing for Black and low income patients

Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients

Centering joy in AI development and implementation

The world’s smallest programmable, autonomous robots

Addressing the psychological impacts of inflammatory bowel disease

New book brings responsive math teaching to classrooms nationwide

Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy hosts annual coaches workshop

How one molecule keeps plants youthful

The Mobile CPR Project takes lifesaving training on the road