3/19
School of Nursing
Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom
Penn Nursing students Aman Uppal and Michelle Tran spent the summer before their final semesters in a clinical rotation at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy.
The future of nursing
Penn Nursing dean Antonia Villarruel and associate dean for research and innovation Therese Richmond co-authored commentary published in the journal Nursing Outlook about the the National Institute of Nursing Research’s new strategic plan.
How to navigate another summer of COVID-19
John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine and Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing stress the continued importance of vaccination and testing.
Penn Glee Club performs on its first European tour as a gender-inclusive choir
On the first traveling tour as a gender-inclusive choir, the Penn Glee Club performed before audiences that included alumni in a Paris ballroom and passers-by on the streets of Barcelona.
Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children
In research done using rats, Penn Nursing’s Heath Schmidt and colleagues found that males that engaged in voluntary nicotine use had offspring more likely to do so, too. Some offspring also developed impaired memory and anxiety-like behavior.
Will a return to pre-pandemic hospital and nursing home conditions solve nurse burnout?
A new study of RNs finds preexisting burnout and dissatisfaction poses a persistent risk to public health.
Incarceration associated with negative mental health risks for Black men
A review of literature from the past decade found that for this group in the U.S. such a detention was linked to higher levels of psychological distress, more severe symptoms of PTSD and depression, and more.
Making meaning from the loss of a child
Research by Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing and colleagues reveals how donating milk served as an important part of the grieving process for some parents who had lost a baby before or at birth.
27 students and recent graduates awarded 2022 Fulbright grants
Twenty-seven Penn students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2022-23 academic year, including 18 seniors who will be graduating May 16.
U-Night shines in person
The first in-person celebration for rising juniors in two years was not dampened by the rain, as the Class Board of 2024 honored one of Penn’s most resilient student class.
In the News
After his wife died, he joined nurses to push for new staffing rules in hospitals
Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing and Leonard Davis Institute says that the nursing shortage crisis is rooted in unsafe staffing ratios at hospitals.
FULL STORY →
Mourning the loss of Dr. Claire Fagin and recognizing her impact on the field of nursing
The directors of the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research recognize the significant contributions of the late Claire M. Fagin on the field of nursing.
FULL STORY →
When is the best time to take L-theanine—morning or night?
According to Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing, research suggests that L-theanine may help support stress management, sleep, and potentially weight management.
FULL STORY →
Claire Fagin, renowned nurse and researcher who led UPenn, dies at 97
Claire M. Fagin, who helped reshape the nursing profession as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate, and who stepped away from teaching to become one of the first women to lead an Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania, died Jan. 16 at her home in Manhattan. She was 97.
FULL STORY →
Key steps Congress can take to help caregivers’ finances
Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing co-writes that one in five adults now provide uncompensated care to loved ones with health problems, pushing almost half of them to say they’ve suffered financially.
FULL STORY →