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Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout
Two masked medical professionals seated on the floor looking burned out.

Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan

Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.

From Penn Nursing News

Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment
Amber Wiley.

Amber Wiley, Matt and Erika Nord director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.

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Weitzman’s Amber Wiley: Illuminating the Black freedom struggle in the built environment

The inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of Weitzman’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites discusses her new role.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Unpacking the NATO summit
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are seated next to each other, separated by a side table with flowers and in front to the American and Ukrainian flags on each side of them. Behind them is a sign reading NATO/OTAN Vilnius Summit/Sommet.

U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023.

(Image: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

  • Q&A

    • Unpacking the NATO summit

    Alexander Vershbow, the former deputy secretary-general of NATO and current Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, offers his takeaways from the two-day gathering.

    Kristen de Groot

    Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus
    close up image of the laser cutter at the biotech commons

    A laser cutter is one of the newer services at the Judith & William Bollinger Digital Fabrication Lab in the Holman Biotech Commons, complementing the existing 3D printing service available to anyone at Penn.

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    Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus

    Resources at the Penn Libraries’ Holman Biotech Commons are available to the entire Penn community to support research, collaboration, and innovation.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic
    Kyle Vining

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    Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic

    Kyle Vining of the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses his unique dual career path and why we need more crosstalk between clinicians and researchers.

    Liana F. Wait

    Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate
    Nathan Nyitrai stands with hands on hips in the garden in front of the SP2 building

    Nathan Nyitrai is a rising second-year student in the masters of social work program earning an LGBTQ certificate at the School of Social Policy & Practice. With an interest in criminal justice and trans activism, Nyitrai hopes his future work will impact LGBTQ+ communities.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate

    The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

    Kristina García

    The art and science of ‘living-like’ architecture
    Camila Irabien and Dionne Yeung working in a lab side-by-side.

    Camila Irabien and Dionne Yeung work in the Stephenson Foundation Educational Laboratory and Bio-MakerSpace.

    (Image: Penn Engineering Today)

    The art and science of ‘living-like’ architecture

    Collaborators from Penn Engineering and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design have created “living-like” bioactive interior architecture designed to one day protect us from hidden airborne threats.

    Devorah Fischler

    People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination
    A person with a child holds up a hand to stop a person approaching with a vaccine vial and syringe.

    Image: iStock/Anna Rozhkova

    People with a conspiracy mindset resist childhood vaccination

    Research by Dan Romer and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center explains the role that having a conspiracy mindset plays in adult reluctance to vaccinate children.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center