Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes
Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins.
What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”
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Collaborating with southern Black grandmothers to reimagine scholarship
For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia.
Move-out: Tips for a cleaner, greener, easier experience
Penn offices and community partners have options for off-campus pickups, on-campus donations, and additional curbside trash pickup days aimed at keeping the neighborhood clean and limiting what ends up in the landfill.
Fourth-year communication student Nick Bausenwein took two gap years to skate professionally with a touring show, competed with the Penn Figure Skating Club, and wrote a thesis on children’s perceptions of film character meet-and-greets.
The University of Pennsylvania and School of Veterinary Medicine community celebrated the groundbreaking of the Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education. (Left to right:) Scarlett Loya, Amy Durham, J. Larry Jameson, Jim Riepe, Gail Riepe, Andrew M. Hoffman, Robert Marookian, and Barbara Dallap Schaer.
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Penn breaks ground on Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education
A gift from Penn alumni Gail and Jim Riepe will support the construction of the 11,800-square-foot facility at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center campus.
A novel and hands-on approach to teaching about technology and society
Elly Truitt teaches students about the history of communication technology, from the invention of writing to large language models, while introducing them to Penn’s libraries and unparalleled resources.
Using satellites, drones, and AI for more sustainable and efficient agriculture
Piotr Lazarek, a fourth-year Penn Engineering and Wharton student from Pawłowice, Poland, won the 2025 President’s Sustainability Prize for Nirby, a real-time farmland management system addressing inefficiencies in fertilizer usage.
‘What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change’
The first book from Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication provides a window into the impacts of the brain’s value, self-relevance, and social relevance systems.
