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A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Four people in front of National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.

(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman)

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    • A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research

    Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
    COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures
    A nurse pushing a gurney in a hospital.

    Image: iStock/Sviatlana Lazarenka

    COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures

    A new study from Penn Nursing found that rates of falls, infections, and injuries increased significantly during the pandemic, and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

    From Penn Nursing News

    Two Penn leaders named to new national science and technology task force
    Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Antonia Villarruel.

    Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Antonia M. Villarruel 

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    Two Penn leaders named to new national science and technology task force

    Antonia M. Villarruel and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are among 60 people named to a task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology.

    Penn Today Staff

    The dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen drivers
    A teenager looking at a cellphone while driving.

    Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz

    The dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen drivers

    A new study by researchers at Penn Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine links newly licensed teen drivers to risky driving behaviors, and recommends teens and their parents develop strategies to avoid using cellphones while driving.

    From Penn Nursing News

    Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
    Top row, left to right: Zoltan Pierre Aramy, Kathryn H. Bowles, and Scott D. Halpern. Bottom row left to right: Eugenia South, Alexis A. Thompson, and E. John Wherry III.

    Top row, left to right: Zoltan Pierre Aramy, Kathryn H. Bowles, and Scott D. Halpern. Bottom row, left to right: Eugenia South, Alexis A. Thompson, and E. John Wherry III.

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    Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine

    The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

    From Penn Medicine News, Eric Horvath

    The untold story of Henrietta Villaescusa: A Hispanic nurse advancing health equity
    Henrietta Villaescusa.

    Henrietta Villaescusa.

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    The untold story of Henrietta Villaescusa: A Hispanic nurse advancing health equity

    A new article by Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel, and nursing professor Julie Fairman, examines Villaescusa’s career and the factors influencing her impact across government, health, and nursing sectors.

    From Penn Nursing News

    A blueprint for change in acute and critical care nursing
    Three nurses with smartphones and charts looking overworked.

    Image: iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen

    A blueprint for change in acute and critical care nursing

    A new article from Penn Nursing faculty proposes a significant shift in how nursing care is measured within acute and critical care settings by recognizing the full scope of a nurse’s work and its impact on patient outcomes.

    From Penn Nursing News

    Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
    Derek Griffith.

    Derek Griffith is the University’s newest Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, with appointments in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.

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    Derek Griffith appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

    Griffith is an innovator in the study of health equity, and will teach in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine.