Penn in the News

Carsten Skarke of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a new study that indicates wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease.

Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine says that lowered FDA standards send a message to the drug industry that they don’t have to prove their medication works.

The research of Mike Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine confirms sexual activity is a form of physical exercise.

Jena Shaw Tronieri of the Perelman School of Medicine explains why missing a dose of Ozempic is no reason to panic.

Two recent graduates of the School of Arts & Sciences, Alex Imbot and Eli Moraru will be legally skirting federal rules that guide food stamps to offer healthy, hot food in a nonprofit corner store.

Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the amount of deep sleep people get at night starts to decline during their 20s.

Parrish Bergquist of the School of Arts & Sciences says that there is evidence that experiencing hot weather firsthand can have an effect on people’s concern about climate change.

Sanya Carley of the Weitzman School of Design and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy says that, in the case of the auto industry, many workers will have similar skills, but she also noted that some plants are being moved into southern states that have lower labor costs, cheaper electricity, and less union activity.

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that we can avoid a catastrophic trajectory for our global climate if we reduce carbon emissions substantially during the next decade.

Joe Simmons of the Wharton School is among a growing number of scientists in various fields around the world who moonlight as data detectives, sifting through studies published in scholarly journals for evidence of fraud.