School of Social Policy & Practice

Vijay Balasubramanian writes equations on a whiteboard with a graduate student

Four academic journeys explored

Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.

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A cancer patient being comforted by a family member.

How direct cash assistance aids cancer patients from low-income households

A new study by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice examines the potential of a joint program between Bradley Cooper’s One Family Foundation and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity on health care and economic insecurity.

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Cynthia Dahl, Pinar Yildirim, Della Jenkins, and Mecky Pohlschröder.

Challenging the boundaries of STEM

Female faculty and staff from the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Wharton School, and Penn Carey Law shared how they integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into their work.

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Aerial view of Paterson, New Jersey.

How guaranteed income affected a New Jersey city

Research from Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice finds a guaranteed income program in Paterson offers both financial relief for many participants and is a blueprint for future policy initiatives.

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In the News


USA Today

How much is $1,000 per month worth? New study explores impact of basic income

Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that guaranteed basic income causes people to make great decisions for themselves and their family in a way that promotes upward economic mobility.

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Prevention

This is your brain on climate change: How the heating planet causes psychological changes

R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that the past decade of research has provided a much more nuanced understanding of how subtle changes in temperature broadly affect human flourishing.

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Spectrum

Schiff proposes guaranteed income pilot program for Medicaid recipients to cut federal health spending

A study co-authored by Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that guaranteed income programs mitigate the negative financial and health consequences associated with income volatility.

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Bloomberg

How a DOJ economist approaches antitrust in America

Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses recent DOJ antitrust cases like Activision/Overwatch League and Penguin Random House’s attempted acquisition of Simon & Schuster.

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The Wall Street Journal

Homeless or overhoused: Boomers are stuck at both ends of the housing spectrum

Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that boomers have made up the largest share of the homeless population since the ‘80s.

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