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Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research

Framework for assessing trustworthiness of scientific research

The systems-level framework for evaluating the trustworthiness of research findings is published by a group of researchers, including Annenberg Public Policy Center director Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

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1 in 4 young people using psychotropic drugs are taking dangerous combinations
An adolescent holding a prescription pill.

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1 in 4 young people using psychotropic drugs are taking dangerous combinations

A Penn Medicine study shows that the use of medicines to address mental health or behavioral conditions climbed from 2001 until 2020, but the increase has led to safety concerns.

Frank Otto

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Green Lab’s Freezer Inventory Project: Turning a ripple of change into a wave
Srishti Jainapur recording the temperature on a freezer.

2025 graduate Srishti Jainapur recording the temperature on a freezer.

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Green Lab’s Freezer Inventory Project: Turning a ripple of change into a wave

The Freezer Inventory Project, launched in late 2023, aims to improve the efficiency of a major energy strain: ultra-low temperature freezers.

From Penn Climate

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Expanding access to inclusive dental care 

Expanding access to inclusive dental care 

Abigail Green trains students to treat patients with physical disabilities or neurodivergence who are unable to receive dental care elsewhere.

Connecting health care policy to people’s lives 

Connecting health care policy to people’s lives 

Allison Hoffman studies Medicare and long-term care and helps policymakers understand the impact that health insurance regulations can have on people’s lives.

Why students leave community college
Estefanie Aguilar Padilla conducting fieldwork at a community college.

Penn GSE doctoral student Estefanie Aguilar Padilla conducting fieldwork at a community college. 

(Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE)

Why students leave community college

At Penn’s Graduate School for Education, doctoral student Estefanie Aguilar Padilla’s work with associate professor Rachel Baker reveals why students walk away—and how colleges can help them stay.

From Penn GSE

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Dorothy Roberts’ memoir on interracial families in America
Dorothy Roberts and the cover of her new book “The Mixed Marriage Project”

Dorothy E. Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Africana Studies, Law, and Sociology & Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights.

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Dorothy Roberts’ memoir on interracial families in America

Roberts’ new memoir, “The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family” is an exploration of race, identity, and family in America.

From Penn Carey Law

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Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’
Students and faculty look at rare books in the Lea Library.

Dr. Paul Cobb, center, looks on as students and library staff examine rare versions of “One Thousand and One Nights” in the Lea Library.

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Exploring ‘One Thousand and One Nights’

A seminar from Middle Eastern medievalist Paul Cobb gets students talking and thinking about the “disorienting” storytelling in “One Thousand and One Nights.”

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