FY24 Economic Impact Report shows Penn helps drive $37 billion through the region’s economy nocred FY24 Economic Impact Report shows Penn helps drive $37 billion through the region’s economy The University, Philadelphia’s largest private employer, generates economic development across the city, Commonwealth, and region. 3 min. read
Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs Image: iStock/gorodenkoff Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs Research from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that the relationship between nurse continuity and patient outcomes is more complex than previously assumed.
Men’s squash claims second straight CSA Potter Cup team title Image: Courtesy of Penn Athletics Men’s squash claims second straight CSA Potter Cup team title Penn’s perfect season ended with a second straight College Squash Association Potter Cup national team championship on March 9.
The story of the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ The pipe organ in the LDS Church Tabernacle in Salt Lake City grew over time, expanding to more than 10,000 pipes in 1916.(Image: Jon G. Fuller / VWPics via AP Images) The story of the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle Organ A new book from historian Jared Farmer traces the legacy of music and media in the LDS Church.
Innovation in climate education Image: Courtesy of Felix Ello Jr. Innovation in climate education The Project-Based Learning for Global Climate Justice Program is a collaboration with Penn’s Graduate School of Education and 70 educators around Asia, Africa, and Europe working together on a K-12 education program that emphasizes climate change and social inequalities.
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being Eileen Feng, a graduate student in Integrated Product Design.nocred Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
Expanding on a legacy of heart health education At a recent Project HERO workshop at one of SHOP’s partner sites, Aravind Krishan, center, gave a brief presentation on heart health and Taylor Brothers, left, gave a CPR demo.nocred Expanding on a legacy of heart health education Fourth-year Aravind Krishnan, the inaugural Sarah Katz Award recipient, is working to help shelter residents in Philadelphia better monitor their health.
Angela Crumdy on the intersection of anthropology and education Angela Crumdy is a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Penn GSE’s Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division.(Image: Courtesy of Penn GSE) Angela Crumdy on the intersection of anthropology and education The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow in in Penn GSE’s Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division conducts research and teaching on Cuban anthropology and education.
How a ‘conspiracy mindset’ promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it Image: FilippoBacci via Getty Images How a ‘conspiracy mindset’ promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it A new paper from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center analyzes data from three COVID-19 pandemic years and finds that those with conspiracy mindsets discount messages from sources they don’t trust; challenges to misinformation are most effective from their own trusted community.
Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city Underneath layers of built-up dirt, Mantha Zarmakoupi and colleagues began to uncover the tiled edge of at least two mosaics, spread across separate rooms dating back to the 3rd century BCE. One that stood out depicted two fighting cupids (top), figures of Eros, the Greek god of love, whose imagery is related to Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and the patron deity of Teos, with a major temple in the city.(Image: Courtesy of Teos Archaeological Project) Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city Classical archaeologist and architectural historian Mantha Zarmakoupi from the School of Arts & Sciences has spent the past four summers excavating the ruins of a city council building at the center of Teos in western Türkiye. 2 min. read