Philly vows to slow rising traffic fatality rate with more speed enforcement—and bikes Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Philly vows to slow rising traffic fatality rate with more speed enforcement—and bikes Erick Guerra of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design attributed a spike in car crash deaths in Philadelphia to increased alcohol consumption and emptier streets, both due to the pandemic. “People are drinking more during COVID so probably a high share are drunk. And people know there’s a higher consequence, so they run,” he said. “The other reason is just speed. When there are less people on the road, you can go faster. And that really impacts the fatality rate.” To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one Penn Medicine is partnering with sites around the city to offer COVID testing, contributing to 9% of all testing in the state. In the pandemic’s early days, a third of U.S. adults felt depressed, anxious In the pandemic’s early days, a third of U.S. adults felt depressed, anxious According to new research from Penn, those feelings worsened as the month of March progressed, and economic worries rather than social distancing or fear of the virus itself played the largest role. A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth Angela Duckworth has been studying grit for 15 years, including as part of her doctoral work at Penn. In each class session of her new course on the subject, running for just the second time this semester, students experience an interactive section, a lecture, and a conversation with a gritty person, including Penn President Amy Gutmann, retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez, and celebrity chef David Chang, among others. A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth Her new Grit Lab course, part of the Paideia Program, teaches Penn undergrads how to develop more passion and perseverance for long-term goals. Pfizer’s early data shows vaccine is more than 90% effective Penn In the News The New York Times Pfizer’s early data shows vaccine is more than 90% effective Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said it bodes well for other trials that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial is progressing quickly. “If there’s any silver lining in the fact that our country is currently on fire with this virus, it’s that these trials can reach a conclusion much quicker than otherwise,” he said. Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law) Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief From connecting small businesses with loans to helping Philadelphians navigate unemployment and housing insecurity, students at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School are working to get people the help they need. Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis In an LDI virtual seminar, experts from top hospital, health center, and primary care positions detailed the fiscal disruption and uncertain future created by the COVID crisis. The sociology and science of genomes and biomes The sociology and science of genomes and biomes Rebecca Mueller studies how infectious microbes like the coronavirus can affect communities of people with genetic vulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Penn In the News The Washington Post Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Jason Moore of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how AI and machine learning are aiding the fight against COVID-19, but also warned, “If you’re only studying primarily Caucasian populations and want to apply that nationally, that may not work as well on a more diverse population. AI algorithms themselves can be biased and can pick and inflate biases in the data. Those are the things I worry about,” he said. The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic. Load More
To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one To catch and contain COVID-19, testing is step one Penn Medicine is partnering with sites around the city to offer COVID testing, contributing to 9% of all testing in the state.
In the pandemic’s early days, a third of U.S. adults felt depressed, anxious In the pandemic’s early days, a third of U.S. adults felt depressed, anxious According to new research from Penn, those feelings worsened as the month of March progressed, and economic worries rather than social distancing or fear of the virus itself played the largest role.
A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth Angela Duckworth has been studying grit for 15 years, including as part of her doctoral work at Penn. In each class session of her new course on the subject, running for just the second time this semester, students experience an interactive section, a lecture, and a conversation with a gritty person, including Penn President Amy Gutmann, retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez, and celebrity chef David Chang, among others. A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth Her new Grit Lab course, part of the Paideia Program, teaches Penn undergrads how to develop more passion and perseverance for long-term goals.
Pfizer’s early data shows vaccine is more than 90% effective Penn In the News The New York Times Pfizer’s early data shows vaccine is more than 90% effective Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said it bodes well for other trials that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial is progressing quickly. “If there’s any silver lining in the fact that our country is currently on fire with this virus, it’s that these trials can reach a conclusion much quicker than otherwise,” he said. Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law) Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief From connecting small businesses with loans to helping Philadelphians navigate unemployment and housing insecurity, students at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School are working to get people the help they need. Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis In an LDI virtual seminar, experts from top hospital, health center, and primary care positions detailed the fiscal disruption and uncertain future created by the COVID crisis. The sociology and science of genomes and biomes The sociology and science of genomes and biomes Rebecca Mueller studies how infectious microbes like the coronavirus can affect communities of people with genetic vulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Penn In the News The Washington Post Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Jason Moore of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how AI and machine learning are aiding the fight against COVID-19, but also warned, “If you’re only studying primarily Caucasian populations and want to apply that nationally, that may not work as well on a more diverse population. AI algorithms themselves can be biased and can pick and inflate biases in the data. Those are the things I worry about,” he said. The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic. Load More
Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief Meagan Benz, owner of the Crust Vegan Bakery and recipient of funding from the Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund. (Image: Penn Law) Law students spearhead pro bono projects for pandemic relief From connecting small businesses with loans to helping Philadelphians navigate unemployment and housing insecurity, students at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School are working to get people the help they need.
Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis Inside the pandemic’s health provider financial crisis In an LDI virtual seminar, experts from top hospital, health center, and primary care positions detailed the fiscal disruption and uncertain future created by the COVID crisis.
The sociology and science of genomes and biomes The sociology and science of genomes and biomes Rebecca Mueller studies how infectious microbes like the coronavirus can affect communities of people with genetic vulnerabilities.
Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Penn In the News The Washington Post Artificial intelligence and COVID-19: Can the machines save us? Jason Moore of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about how AI and machine learning are aiding the fight against COVID-19, but also warned, “If you’re only studying primarily Caucasian populations and want to apply that nationally, that may not work as well on a more diverse population. AI algorithms themselves can be biased and can pick and inflate biases in the data. Those are the things I worry about,” he said. The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic.
The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic.