Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19 Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19 School of Nursing faculty member and LDI Senior Fellow Adriana Perez conducts research in two of the Philadelphia area’s largest Latino communities and provides insights into how COVID-19 is impacting each.
The push for 2020 Census participation, amid a pandemic and data privacy fears The push for 2020 Census participation, amid a pandemic and data privacy fears Groups across Penn are working to ensure that college students and hard-to-reach demographics get counted in the once-a-decade tally.
Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies Postdoctoral researcher Sam Nicaise, center, working on newly-made nanocardboard plates. Bargatin and his team have spent years creating this and other ultralight materials, using the state-of-the-art nanofabrication and characterization equipment inside the Singh Center. Researchers, schools answer the call for personal protective equipment and critical supplies To help in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, groups across campus are donating what they can, from masks and gloves to ventilators.
Class of 2024 Regular Decision admissions results Class of 2024 Regular Decision admissions results The University of Pennsylvania has announced admission decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2024, the institution’s 268th class.
At drive-through testing sites, Penn providers on the front lines of a pandemic At drive-through testing sites, Penn providers on the front lines of a pandemic Penn Medicine physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers have rapidly mobilized to transform a parking lot in West Philadelphia into a COVID-19 testing site.
Flattening the curve of the coronavirus Flattening the curve of the coronavirus In the current fast-moving, unprecedented situation, what we do today to stem the impact of COVID-19 can vastly affect what we will face tomorrow. Two epidemiologists discuss what we can do individually and as a society to slow the spread of the disease.
Firearm violence solutions from a public health perspective Firearm violence solutions from a public health perspective An article by two Penn researchers advises that treating firearm violence as a disease and taking a public health approach to prevention and treatment can help reduce its harm.
For babies with congenital heart disease, skin-to-skin contact proves safe and beneficial For babies with congenital heart disease, skin-to-skin contact proves safe and beneficial Research from Penn Nursing and CHOP argues that for this population, “kangaroo care” can and should become routine.
Five events to watch for February Philadelphia choir The Crossing. (Image: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts) Five events to watch for February Happenings on campus and beyond to look for this February, ranging from “Galentine's Day” to the beginning of “#Glassfest.”
Running the point with Kendall Grasela Running the point with Kendall Grasela The senior co-captain chats about playing the point guard position, avoiding turnovers, her close-knit family, matriculating at the School of Nursing, and controlling the controllables.