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School of Nursing
Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs
Study challenges conventional thought on nurse continuity in ICUs
Research from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that the relationship between nurse continuity and patient outcomes is more complex than previously assumed.
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
Childhood trauma and neighborhood disorder impact mental health of injured Black men
Childhood trauma and neighborhood disorder impact mental health of injured Black men
A new study by Penn Nursing’s Therese Richmond highlights the critical role of social and environmental factors in post-injury recovery.
Uncovering key brain circuit in the fight against cocaine use disorder
Uncovering key brain circuit in the fight against cocaine use disorder
A new study published in Science Advances by Penn Nursing’s Heath Schmidt has identified a critical brain circuit that plays a pivotal role in regulating cocaine-seeking behavior.
Exploring the role of AI in palliative care and decision-making
Exploring the role of AI in palliative care and decision-making
Working with professors George Demiris and Connie Ulrich, Penn Nursing Ph.D. student Oonjee Oh is investigating the role of AI in end-of-life care from technological and ethical perspectives.
Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security
Task force recommendations for economic prosperity and national security
Dean Antonia M. Villarruel of Penn Nursing and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center are on the Vision for American Science and Technology task force that devised the policy recommendations.
Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Celebrating five years of excellence at VinUniversity
Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson visited VinUni in Hanoi, Vietnam, to commemorate the university’s fifth anniversary and Penn’s seventh year of allyship. He delivered a lecture about how excellent universities advance society.
Art Matters: ‘Six Triangles’ by Ephraim Peleg
Art Matters: ‘Six Triangles’ by Ephraim Peleg
A colorful sculpture created by a Holocaust survivor represents the six million who died.
Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions
Perry World House student fellows explore global policy solutions
Through global trips and weekly seminars, the program centers students’ interests in global policy to help solve real-world problems, and the students gain one-of-a-kind experience along the way.
Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Five from Penn recognized with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The award honors federally funded early-career scientists.
In the News
NPR
Greater attention to men’s health could bridge life expectancy gap, researchers say
PIK Professor Derek Griffith says that women’s equality, equity, and opportunities can be promoted while actually focusing on the health and well-being of men.
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The Atlantic
RFK Jr. won. Now what?
Allison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disavowing his vaccine antagonism would likely do more to turn some of his most ardent supporters against him than to change their views.
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The New York Times
Is protein powder a scam?
Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine says that the vast majority of people in the U.S. already get enough protein from the foods they eat and don’t need to take it in supplement form.
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Metro (Philadelphia)
Op-ed: A key to healthier children is right around us
In an opinion essay, nurse practitioner student Ruth T. Lee in the School of Nursing writes that Pennsylvania’s Keystone Fresh Act could improve school meal nutrition, support local farmers, and lower greenhouse gases produced from food transport.
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MedPage Today
Nurse suicides high during the pandemic, but feared surge never materialized
K. Jane Muir of the School of Nursing says that safeguards for nurses need to be strengthened given their higher rates of suicide compared to the general population.
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