Patient preferences do not explain racial disparities in opioid prescribing Patient preferences do not explain racial disparities in opioid prescribing Black patients are less likely to get opioids for acute pain.
More than a third of Congressional members held significant health care assets More than a third of Congressional members held significant health care assets Due to their role in shaping health care policy, lawmakers should divest from assets while in office, Penn Medicine researchers recommend.
Taliban takeover A view of Kabul, Afghanistan from May, 2012. (Image: Courtesy of Lucas Augustin) Taliban takeover Political scientist Nicholas Sambanis, an expert on conflict processes with a focus on civil wars, shares his thoughts on the challenges of nation building and what’s next for Afghanistan.
The story of immigration enforcement The story of immigration enforcement In an award-winning paper, criminologist Aaron Chalfin examines the public safety implications of labor market-based immigration enforcement.
People and Places at Penn People and Places at Penn In anticipation of the return to campus, undergraduates introduce their favorite spots.
A visual archive of an iconic American boulevard Artist Edward Ruscha amassed a huge collection of photographs of Sunset Boulevard during the late 20th century. Now, Penn’s Francesca Ammon is leading a digital humanities project called “Sunset over Sunset,” which will use these images to understand the impacts of small-scale changes on the urban environment. (Image: From Sunset Blvd. shoot, Ed Ruscha, 1966. Streets of Los Angeles Archive. The Getty Research Institute, 2012.M.1. © Ed Ruscha) A visual archive of an iconic American boulevard A trio of undergraduate students worked this summer with Professor Francesca Ammon to catalog and organize photographs for the digital humanities project ‘Sunset over Sunset.’
Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines The results underline the importance of a second dose and include implications for booster shots.
Penn researchers unlock genetic ‘treasure map’ for chronic kidney disease Penn researchers unlock genetic ‘treasure map’ for chronic kidney disease The genome-wide association study pinpoints new target genes, cell types, and mechanisms for treating the disease that affects 850 people million worldwide.
Is deflection a good business tactic? Is deflection a good business tactic? Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer is the co-author of the first study to examine the costs and benefits of answering a question with a question.
Assessing the effectiveness of international organizations Assessing the effectiveness of international organizations Four PURM interns, led by Julia Gray, spent the summer researching the activity and effectiveness of international organizations.