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The allure of fad diets, and why they fail
A person seated at a dining table with their elbows on the table, with one single carrot on the plate before them.

The allure of fad diets, and why they fail

In a new book, Penn nutritional anthropologist Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill of the University of Washington, Tacoma, explain the cultural, social, and psychological fixation on fad diets and why they don’t typically succeed.

Michele W. Berger

Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine
Five researchers newly elected to National Academy of Medicine: Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman

Regina Cunningham, Elizabeth Howell, Steven Joffe, Katalin Karikó, and Drew Weissman are the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine from Penn.

Five from Penn elected to National Academy of Medicine

Five Penn experts have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for their contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.

Penn Medicine

Mask and Wig makes history with its first gender-inclusive show
six students dancing in a rehearsal room

The Mask and Wig Club will make history when they take the stage Oct. 12-15 in the fall show, “Better Call Y’all,” the first gender-inclusive production since its founding as an all-male comedy group in 1889. The cast rehearsed at the Platt House for the Performing Arts.

Mask and Wig makes history with its first gender-inclusive show

The 133-year-old comedy troupe becomes gender-inclusive, opening auditions to all undergraduates this fall, recruiting 20 new members, 14 of them female-identifying.
Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean
Antonia M. Villarruel addresses the audience while Emily Hannum, Tulia Falleti, and LaShawn Jefferson look on. A sign behind the group reads: Perry World House.

From left to right: Antonia M. Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at Penn Nursing, Emily Hannum, Professor of Sociology and Education and Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, Tulia Falleti, director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science, and Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and LaShawn Jefferson, executive director of Perry World House, at the conference opening plenary.

Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean

This year’s Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean conference hosted by Perry World House focused on the theme of “Shared Narratives: Arts, Culture and Conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Kristina García

Undergraduate research on display
rows of posters on easels with groups of people around them in a historic hall

Undergraduate research on display

Showcasing undergraduate student research with Penn faculty, a record 361 posters were on display with students presenting their work at the Fall Research Expo sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships in Houston Hall.
‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son
A young boy sitting on a couch listening to his parent.

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‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son

Kids are coming out at earlier ages than previous generations. A new study examines whether discussions at home about health and sexuality sufficiently meet kids’ sexual education needs.

From Penn Nursing News

The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten
A Penn Nursing student oversees a young student.

The Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program will recruit and prepare nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S.

The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten

The Nursing School’s ten inaugural Fellows to the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner program will work with rural and urban underserved communities for the tuition-free program.

From Penn Nursing News

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners
Students Akin Adio and Abi Ocholi

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, undergrads Abi Ocholi and Akin Adio deepened their understanding of qualitative research and of the experiences of caregivers.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists
Connie M. Ulrich.

Connie M. Ulrich is the Lillian S. Brunner Chair in Medical and Surgical Nursing, Professor of Nursing and Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Penn Nursing. (Image: Penn Nursing News)

Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists

COVID-19 brought troubling ethical issues to clinical care, creating significant distress for clinicians, patients, and families. Behind the scenes, clinical ethicists managed those issues to support frontline workers.

From Penn Nursing News