Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Image: iStock/Igor Vershinsky Factors linked to racial disparities in chronic pain after injury Researchers at the School of Nursing have shown that differences in the characteristics of acute injuries are associated with racial disparities in chronic pain.
The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people Image: niphon for Adobe Stock The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.
Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury Image: iStock/LightFieldStudios Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma.
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health. (Image: Tommy Leonardi) Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care Image: Adobe stock The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care A study co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Jacqueline Nikpour and J. Margo Brooks Carthon finds nurses in primary care face burnout and poor work environments, especially in low-income clinics.
Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community In June 2023, Penn Nursing hosted the Summer Innovation Institute at Tangen Hall. The five-day event connected people active in health equity, including LGBTQ+ issues. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community Based in Penn’s School of Nursing, the Eidos Initiative provides innovators in LGBTQ+ health with access to resources, research, and support from all of Penn’s 12 schools.
New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’ nocred New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’ President Liz Magill and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed first-year and transfer students and their families in an afternoon celebration on College Green.
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout Image: iStock/Ivan-balvan Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.
Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus A laser cutter is one of the newer services at the Judith & William Bollinger Digital Fabrication Lab in the Holman Biotech Commons, complementing the existing 3D printing service available to anyone at Penn. nocred Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus Resources at the Penn Libraries’ Holman Biotech Commons are available to the entire Penn community to support research, collaboration, and innovation.
‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations nacre ‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations The online brochure showcases groundbreaking research from each of Penn’s 12 schools.