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Penn Research: Why Guided Play Matters to Developing Minds
Deena Weisberg spends a lot of time talking to preschoolers.
Kleinman Center Supports On-the-ground Learning for Seven Penn Students
Beth Murray’s not your typical intern.
Penn Study Links Recession Recovery, Increase in Commercial Truck Fatalities
By Patrick Ammerman What could be the downside to unemployment rates plummeting in recent years? One place to look is the road. Research has shown that when the economy improves, motor vehicle fatalities also increase.
Penn Study Finds Sorority Rush Process Negative, Membership Positive
College-age women who participate in sorority rush largely describe the process as negative but report a sense of belonging and support once they’re in the group, according to research from University of Pennsylvania psychologist Melissa Hunt and Penn alumna Colleen Kase.
Penn researchers foster dialogue about personalized medicine in mental health
In an ideal world, physicians consider factors such as a patient’s cognitive and psychological ability, brain activity, and even environmental stressors to decide the best treatment option.
Penn sociologist deconstructs America’s trucking industry
More than 3 million people drive trucks in the United States. In fact, according to Steve Viscelli, author of “The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream” and a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, it’s the No. 1 occupation in 37 of 50 states.
Through New Open Labs Program, Penn Grad Students Share Experiences, Science
Boyang Qin, a third-year Ph.D. student, stands on stage in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the University of Pennsylvania’s Houston Hall in front of 50 high school students and parents.
PIK prof examines eye gaze and development in monkeys
For more than three decades, scientists have worked to understand the link between eye gaze and cognition in babies. They have found that children begin following where people—typically moms—look during their first year of life, and the development of this function can signify how other skills, such as language and empathy, will progress.
Penn Study: People More Likely to Defer Making Decisions the Longer They Wait
Would you rather eat an apple or a banana? Read Moby Dick or A Tale of Two Cities? Is a cup or a mug holding that coffee? How quickly the decision gets made matters. That’s because the longer someone takes to draw a conclusion, the more likely that person will disengage from the process altogether and simply never decide.
Penn Study Finds Well Being Necessary Part of Public Policy Agenda
“Well being can and should drive public policy, from the most local to the most international levels.”