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A mental health specialist is helping underserved moms find their way
Lissette “Mitzy” Liriano, Chester County Hospital’s maternal mental health specialist, leads a support group called Moms Supporting Moms, in addition to dividing her time between the hospital and the mental health clinic, where she monitors a largely Hispanic population for mental health needs.
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Penn Wharton Budget Model looks at immigration and macroeconomics
New research from the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds increasing legal immigration in the U.S. leads to long term fiscal benefits, while policies which legalize unauthorized immigrants increase government debt.
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Burkinshaw, Henseler awarded weekly Ivy honors
Patrick Burkinshaw of the men’s lacrosse team has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and Wyatt Henseler of the baseball team has been selected conference Rookie of the Week.
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How storytelling can motivate us to help others
A new study from Annenberg School’s Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that personal stories—instead of cold facts—make people want to help keep others safe.
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At Fuyao Glass factory, students put Chinese language skills into practice
At Fuyao Glass America in Moraine, Ohio, the subject of the Oscar-winning 2019 film “American Factory,” students and faculty were led on a tour and dialogued with the Fuyao America CEO.
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Lead as a social determinant of child and adolescent physiological stress and behavior
The association between lead exposure and children’s IQ has been well studied, but few studies have examined the effects of blood lead on children’s physiological stress and behavior, until now.
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Regulating the regulators of the immune system
Research led by School of Veterinary Medicine scientists reveals a new layer of complexity with which the immune system finds a balance between controlling pathogens and protecting healthy tissue.
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$17.5 million gift signals new era for Penn Athletics
A generous commitment from Wharton alumnus Jay Alix will support the construction of a new indoor track & field facility, the first of its kind in greater Philadelphia.
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Ben Franklin: A voice from the past that speaks to our time
At the 2022 Silfen Forum, Penn Interim President Wendell Pritchett chatted with filmmaker Ken Burns about his new two-part documentary on Benjamin Franklin.
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Elizabeth Heller’s lab uncovers how drug addiction can create lasting changes in genes
Leading a neuroepigenetics lab at her alma mater, Heller and the work of her 10-person lab is focused on molecular brain mechanisms, aiming to uncover chronic changes that can happen and keep happening in the brain long after exposure to addictive substances ends.