Penn in the News

Domini Sisti and Andrea Segal of the Perelman School of Medicine write about the public need and importance of sleep.

Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing offers advice and advice for common breastfeeding difficulties.

Jonathan Spergel of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about the factors involved in early antibiotic use and the development of allergies later in life.

Scott Levin of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about leading the team that performed the world’s first bilateral hand transplant on a child.

David Hsu of the Wharton School says, “Maybe it’s time for Apple to be less guarded. If you swing for the fences, it’s OK to strike out sometime. Their reputation can take it.”

As a child, I was a serial fort-builder. Whether it was under a desk, a piano, a basement workbench, or constructed of blankets and random furniture, I found comfort and coziness in a variety of forts I built in rooms throughout the house. Lit by flashlight or battery-powered lantern, my forts were where I (and the occasional friend or pet) spent hours engrossed in books, games, and conversation. My mother gamely joined me when invited, though I’m sure she didn’t love getting on her hands and knees and crawling beneath the canopy of old blankets I had repurposed.

A Syracuse University professor withdrew an invitation to a New York University professor, who is Israeli, to present his film at an academic conference, saying that his nationality would upset colleagues who favor a boycott of Israeli academe.

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School comments on the relationship between employers and employees.

An Ohio college has opened what it says is the first entirely gluten-free dining hall in the country. Cleveland.com reports that Kent State University restructured Prentice Cafe in Prentice Hall after administrators noticed a rising number of students with intolerance to gluten. Kent State says it's the first campus to offer an entire dining hall that's certified gluten-free. The cafe was certified by the Gluten-Free Food Services Certification Program, which is a food safety program.

Undergraduate David Cahn of the Wharton School is interviewed about the millennial generation and how it might impact the 2016 presidential election.