Katy Milkman of the Wharton School explains why most New Year’s resolutions fail and shares how science-backed strategies can build habits that last.
In an opinion essay, Martha A.Q. Curley, Connie M. Ulrich, and Mary D. Naylor of the School of Nursing call for recognition of “the value of nurses and their critical, myriad contributions to the nation’s health.”
Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says that modern computer chips and semiconductors are also not built to withstand the radiation in space, which would hurt their ability to compute reliably.
In an opinion essay, Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that “successful people rarely rely on inner fortitude to resist temptations. Instead, many exercise situational agency, arranging their lives to minimize the needful willpower in the first place.”
A survey by Ran Barzilay of the Perelman School of Medicine found that youngsters who received cell phones at age 12, compared with age 13, had a more than 60 percent higher risk of poor sleep and a more than 40 percent higher risk of obesity.
Researchers in the Weitzman School of Design are helping make concrete greener by 3D printing streamlined concrete forms and developing alternative concrete mixtures that absorb more carbon from the air. Masoud Akbarzadeh is quoted.
A new drug for pancreatic cancer is not considered a cure, but results from clinical trials at Penn Medicine and elsewhere point to a major advancement for a devastating cancer usually caught in late stages.
In his new wellness book, “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life,” PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise, and sleep to discuss the importance of being happy.
In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School and Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design argue that financing, regulations, and politics should be removed as barriers to homeownership.
