Bloomberg News

How Markets Won: Erdogan Concedes a Hated Rate Hike to Save Lira

Nihat Bulent Gultekin of the Wharton School spoke about the role of politics in the Turkish economy. Changing interest rates isn’t enough to resolve the issue, according to Gultekin, who recommended implementing a wider set of measures to regulate the central bank.

FULL STORY →

Philadelphia Inquirer

E-Cigarettes Disappoint in a Workplace Quit-Smoking Study

The Perelman School of Medicine’s Scott Halpern led a study on the effects of vaping on smoking cessation. Halpern found that e-cigarettes were no more helpful than other stop-smoking tools, and that “the very best way to help them quit is to offer them money.”

FULL STORY →

The Washington Post

‘Not Who We Aspire to Be’: Starbucks Previews Next Week’s Racial Bias Training for 8,000 Stores

The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary offered recommendations for Starbucks’ upcoming company-wide anti-bias training. Creary recommended offering employees “actionable steps to change behavior.”

FULL STORY →

  • Researchers identify cellular source of molecule implicated in nasal polyps, asthma attacks

    A new discovery about how the immune system responds to common sinus infections and asthma could explain why patients develop these issues in the first place and ultimately may lead to improved targeted therapies. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Reimagining Pennsylvania's coal communities

    A report out of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy examines the downturn in coal demand, and what economic strategies can help distressed workers and communities. 

    FULL STORY AT Kleinman Center →

  • In helping smokers quit, cash is king, e-cigarettes strike out

    Financial incentives are found to be three times more effective than smoking cessation aids, in a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • APPC and iCivics team up on game to teach media literacy

    The Annenberg Public Policy Center has partnered with iCivics, the education nonprofit founded by Sandra Day O’Connor, to create a free online game that teaches students and adults to recognize “fake news.”

    FULL STORY AT Annenberg Public Policy Center →

  • Dental student Samaneh Mojarrad receives Student of the Year Award

    The Journal of Clinical Orthodontics (JCO) recently announced the selection of Dr. Samaneh Mojarrad (GD’18), a Penn Dental Medicine orthodontics resident and Master of Science in Oral Biology (MSOB) candidate, as the winner of the 2018 Eugene L. Gottlieb JCO Student of the Year Award. Dr. Mojarrad was chosen over 21 other students from schools around the United States in a two-stage competition judged by members of the JCO editorial board.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

  • Eva Anadioti among 40 Under 40 Honorees

    Penn Dental Medicine’s Eva Anadioti has been recognized by two independent organizations as one of their 2018 40 Under 40 honorees. Both the Greek America Foundation and the Philadelphia Business Journal selected Anadioti for these annual awards.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Dental Medicine →

    • Philadelphia Inquirer

    For High-Risk Melanoma Patients, This Penn App Could Prove Lifesaving

    Dermatologists at Penn Medicine have developed an app called MelaSight, which tracks changes in skin moles or spots with encrypted photos. Medicine’s Michael Ming, who studied MelaSight’s impact, said that the improved experience of using the app over printed photos “will lead to increased skin self-exams and earlier detection of melanomas.”

    FULL STORY →