Grappling with a watershed’s uncertain environmental future Grappling with a watershed’s uncertain environmental future Artists supported by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities created tools for navigating unpredictable ecological challenges, then brought them to life in a series of public workshops at the Independence Seaport Museum.
How firms can overcome the ‘paradox of preparedness’ How firms can overcome the ‘paradox of preparedness’ George Day of the Wharton School and global management consultant Roger Dennis offer four pieces of advice for firms who want to get ahead of looming problems.
Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans Tyra Moore, a doctor of social work candidate at the School of Social Policy & Practice, recently won the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation for her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans. (Image: Jordan Lynam, Lynam Up Media) Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Tyra Moore on her commitment to mental health care for Black Americans The doctoral student in the School of Social Policy & Practice received the Joy Award from the Boris L. Henson Foundation and is writing a dissertation on teen parenting within the foster care system.
Examining experimental print in ‘Cut/Copy/Paste’ Whitney Trettien, assistant professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences, has just published her first book, "Cut/Copy/Paste." Q&A Examining experimental print in ‘Cut/Copy/Paste’ In her first book, Whitney Trettien of the School of Arts & Sciences experiments with printed and digital assets while examining bookwork from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine evaluated 15 years of data gathered from the city of Chicago for their study. Where and when violent crime rates fall, heart disease deaths fall, too A study of data from Chicago by Perelman School of Medicine researchers revealed that, as violent crime decreases, so does the area’s death rate from heart disease.
What defines judicial activism? Not being an activist, says Kermit Roosevelt Members of the Supreme Court: Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Image: Erin Schaff/AP Images) Q&A What defines judicial activism? Not being an activist, says Kermit Roosevelt The David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice at Penn Carey Law explains judicial activism in a historical sense, and how justices today interpret the Constitution and federal and state policies.
‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims Participants in the A-B-C Stop the Bleed program hold their first aid kits and certificates of training in the Kalakal neighborhood, outside Hyderabad, India. (Image: Courtesy of A-B-C Stop the Bleed) ‘Stop the Bleed’ program helps bystanders in India aid accident victims The innovative program addresses the country’s high rate of preventable fatalities by offering training on how to recognize and stop life-threatening bleeding.
Be in the Know returns for wellness in 2022-2023 Be in the Know returns for wellness in 2022-2023 Penn’s faculty and staff wellness campaign begins a new year and is bringing back on-campus biometric screenings this fall.
The economic impact of rural hospital closures The economic impact of rural hospital closures A study led by Paula Chatterjee and colleagues shows that rural hospital closures reflect existing economic downturns in communities and economies that were already declining before the hospital shut its doors.
Solving the mystery of migration into Micronesia Map of five inferred streams of migration into Micronesia. (Image: Liu et al., 2022, “Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers,” Science, Vol 377, Issue 6601, pp. 72-79, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm6536) Q&A Solving the mystery of migration into Micronesia Penn anthropologist Theodore Schurr explains how the use of both ancient DNA and modern genetic materials revealed five paths into this western Pacific region of Oceania, and uncovered subtleties about the society’s marital customs.