What to know about the grad student assistants on strike at Temple
Penn is noted for its December announcement increasing the minimum pay for doctoral students by nearly 25%, starting in the 2023-24 academic year.
Dogs could help state game commission track chronic wasting disease
Studies from the Veterinary School of Medicine’s Working Dog Center have found that dogs can determine if a deer or elk has chronic wasting disease by sniffing the animal’s scat.
The quality and management of penicillin allergy labels in pediatric primary care
A study by Yun Li and Jeffrey S. Gerber of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that penicillin allergy documentation is uninformative, with children infrequently referred to allergists.
Adidas is looking to repurpose unsold Yeezy products. Here are some of its options
Marshall Fisher of the Wharton School says that Adidas may have better luck selling the Yeezy line in smaller markets, although removing the labels will still be important to this strategy.
How to help your kid process the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss
James Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it’s better to listen and be attuned to your child’s emotional processing than to have a game plan which assumes they’ll still be sad.
The less college students sleep, the worse their grades, study finds
Two hundred Penn students and staff participating in a seven-week online course to build better sleep habits have reported an overall decrease in symptoms of insomnia, according to Rebecca Huxta of Wellness at Penn.
Spy balloon saga continues, exposing tensions between U.S. and China
Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses what mutual U.S.-China surveillance balloon reprisals say about the state of relations between the two nations.
Binge drinking may be curbed with a pill
Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the self-medication approach with taking naltrexone before consuming alcohol represents a niche opportunity to treat binge drinking.