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Using video to unpack bias in nurse-maternity patient communications

A Moore Fellowship funds a three-year research project for Rebecca Clark.

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Home health is another care setting where workers use judgment language

A first-of-its kind study from Penn LDI reveals that Black and Hispanic patients are described negatively, and have shorter visits.

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Promoting exercise for healthy brain aging in the Latino community

Penn Nursing’s Adriana Perez engages the Latino community in fitness classes through Tiempo Juntos Por Nuestra Salud.

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Class of 2023 Ivy Day

For 150 years, Ivy Day has been an annual tradition at Penn, with each graduating class installing at least one new plaque, planting a sprig of ivy, and recognizing individual achievements.

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Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund is supporting the 19 new faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America, India, China, and beyond.

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Instead of refuting misinformation head-on, try ‘bypassing’ it

A new study from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín has found that redirecting an individual’s attention away from misinformation and toward other beliefs can be just as effective as debunking it.

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Celebrating Penn’s Named Scholarship Program in New York City

President Liz Magill moderated a panel featuring three students who shared their unique paths to and extraordinary experiences at Penn, thanks to the University’s generous donor community.

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New insight into optimal protein dosing for critically ill patients

A study from Penn Nursing’s Charlene Compher and colleagues found that higher protein didn’t help this ICU patient population, and for those with acute kidney failure it actually caused harm.

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Sexual health topics for parents to address with adolescent GBQ male children

Inclusive sexual health education reduces young gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men’s vulnerability to poor sexual health outcomes, however, conservative ideologies dominate policies on school-based sex education and view topics like same-sex attractions as controversial.

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

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