4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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This new wellness series at Penn Museum will be the best thing you do all winter
Penn Medicine and the Penn Museum have partnered to provide a happy healthy hour this winter, turning the Museum’s galleries into self-care sanctuaries with a rotating schedule of holistic health services.
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Why are 30,000 people studying poetry online with this guy?
Al Filreis of the School of Arts & Sciences is spotlighted for his popular online course on modern poetry.
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This Facebook group lets women share dating woes—and find out if they’re dating the same guy
Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Perelman School of Medicine says that any online group trying to function as a safe space needs to set clear guidelines that must be followed.
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And the Philly region’s award-winning 2023 commencement speakers are…
Idina Menzel will deliver Penn’s main commencement address, while “Abbott Elementary’s” Quinta Brunson will speak to the graduating class of the Graduate School of Education.
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Where have all the nurses gone?
An analysis by Rachel French of the Perelman School of Medicine and Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing found that more than 40% of registered nurses reported high burnout, even before the pandemic. Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel is also quoted about nurse practitioners.
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Are we ready to care for our aging population?
Amol Navathe of the Perelman School of Medicine identifies three fundamental issues with the current system of Medicare.
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A peek inside the renovated Penn Boathouse
The Penn boathouse is one of the 15 19th-century buildings on Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River, which recently underwent a renovation by EwingCole that modernized it and preserved its heritage as the university’s rowing facility since the 1870s.
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Are online reviews helping consumers—or driving our indecision?
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School discusses how to manageably approach and parse through the large assortment of consumer information provided by technology.
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Jeff Marrazzo’s big, bold Philly gene therapy vision
A profile examines alumnus Jeff Marrazzo’s efforts as co-founder of Spark Therapeutics to make Philadelphia the cell and gene therapy capital of the country.
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A night in the life of the night mayor
Michael Fichman of the Weitzman School of Design is noted for suggesting the implementation of a dedicated office of nightlife in Philadelphia while part of a task force to sustain the city’s creative economy.