
Articles from Eric Sucar


The aim of the pilot project, Nurtured in Nature, was to get new mothers to spend more time outdoors in spaces near their homes, like Clark Park in West Philadelphia.
Can spending time in nature prevent or lessen postpartum depression?

Diane Spatz is a professor of perinatal nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the School of Nursing, and a nurse scientist for the lactation program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (Image: Eric Sucar)
The case against separating breastfeeding mothers and infants during the pandemic
Reality replaces virtual reality

Research returns to campus

After opioid overdose emergency, few patients receive timely follow-up

8 minutes, 46 seconds
Scholarship through the lens of an iconic media brand

Aja Carter (seen here in May 2018) recently earned her doctorate from the Department of Earth and Environmental Science in the School of Arts & Sciences. In the lab of Peter Dodson, she studied how the structure of the vertebrae in the spinal column changed over time and how that affected the way animals move. As most aspects of university life moved online because of COVID-19, so did her thesis defense and that of so many others.
The joys and trials of defending a dissertation virtually

Wharton student Connor Gibson, left, smiles during a discussion in the Can We Talk? course early in the spring 2020 semester, as classmate Sydney Nixon looks on.