Clinical research nurses make research happen Clinical research nurses make research happen Penn Medicine’s 1,200 clinical research professionals work together to advance the science of clinical care, provide access to innovative therapy, and improve clinical outcomes.
Gridiron septet awarded First-Team All-Ivy honors Gridiron septet awarded First-Team All-Ivy honors Seven members of the football team have earned First-Team All-Ivy recognition, tied for most in the conference with Princeton.
Stable, faster computer memory storage Stable, faster computer memory storage Researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences offer a new explanation for how certain materials can be grown on silicon and offer stable information storage at the nanometer scale for smaller, faster, more multifunctional processors.
Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception Wendy Roth is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences and a research associate in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Sociologist Wendy Roth on genetic ancestry tests and race perception With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Roth plans to explore how people view others who change their racial identity based on results from at-home DNA kits.
Pre-pandemic conspiratorial mindset predicted hesitance to accept COVID-19 vaccine nocred Pre-pandemic conspiratorial mindset predicted hesitance to accept COVID-19 vaccine A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that people who evinced a conspiracy mentality in 2019, prior to the pandemic, were subsequently more likely to believe COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
‘My body belongs to me???’: Students question media messaging in an Annenberg course A sampling of zines, one of the assignments for Sarah Banet-Weiser’s Gender and Media class. ‘My body belongs to me???’: Students question media messaging in an Annenberg course Students in Sarah Banet-Weiser’s Annenberg course on Gender and the Media make zines responding to messaging and consumer products.
What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster What U.S. adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster A new survey finds that while Americans say they do not have concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the bivalent COVID booster, they show much less acceptance of it than the vaccines against polio or monkeypox.
Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation Tuskegee’s Kwesi Daniels leads a visit to St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and The Armstrong School. (Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation Architecture students at Tuskegee University are studying historic preservation through explorations of buildings on and near the historic HBCU campus, in part through a collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design.
Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally Marci Hamilton, Professor of Practice in Political Science. (Image: Jason Varney/OMNIA) Marci Hamilton works to prevent child sex abuse globally A new initiative from Hamilton’s CHILD USA and a survivor-led nonprofit called the Brave Movement will research statutes of limitations for every country in the world and track their findings in a global dashboard.
Sayin selected Ivy Offensive Player of the Week Sayin selected Ivy Offensive Player of the Week The second-year quarterback led a fourth-quarter comeback against No. 22-ranked Princeton on Saturday, Penn’s first victory over a ranked opponent in seven years.