COVID-19 hackathon Participants presented their findings to judges in a virtual Zoom event. Pictured from top right down are Samantha Sangenito, Marc Trussler, Marc Meredith, Matthew Levendusky, and Rose Hoffman. (Image: Samantha Sangenito) COVID-19 hackathon Students tackle real-world, real-time data sets about the coronavirus at hackathon
Amid coronavirus, America’s nursing homes have become a national tragedy Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Amid coronavirus, America’s nursing homes have become a national tragedy Mary Ersek of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine writes on COVID-19's effect on nursing homes. ‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients Penn In the News The Washington Post ‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients Ebbing Lautenbach of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the “second-week crash” in some patients with COVID-19. “2½ months in, why it happens we’re still not entirely sure,” he said. Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Penn In the News The Washington Post Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Jacques deLisle of the Law School and the School of Arts & Sciences said U.S. proposals to sue China for coronavirus-related harms are “legally flawed and politically fraught.” As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Health care education in a virtual world Health care education in a virtual world For future health care providers, moving education online has proved especially challenging. With ingenuity and creativity, faculty are helping them continue gaining the skills they’ll need. Pandemics and presidential elections Q&A Pandemics and presidential elections The coronavirus outbreak has already caused disruptions in the 2020 election cycle. What if the nation is in the midst of another shutdown come Election Day in November? ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Penn In the News ABC Australia ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Lewis Kaplan of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the appearance of blood clots in COVID-19 patients. Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to many free school meal programs, research from Penn GSE’s Sharon Wolf and two colleagues suggests that hunger poses developmental risks for young children. Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, studies emerging disease preparedness, and how air and airflow is the most powerful tool against disease. Load More
‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients Penn In the News The Washington Post ‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients Ebbing Lautenbach of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the “second-week crash” in some patients with COVID-19. “2½ months in, why it happens we’re still not entirely sure,” he said. Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Penn In the News The Washington Post Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Jacques deLisle of the Law School and the School of Arts & Sciences said U.S. proposals to sue China for coronavirus-related harms are “legally flawed and politically fraught.” As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Health care education in a virtual world Health care education in a virtual world For future health care providers, moving education online has proved especially challenging. With ingenuity and creativity, faculty are helping them continue gaining the skills they’ll need. Pandemics and presidential elections Q&A Pandemics and presidential elections The coronavirus outbreak has already caused disruptions in the 2020 election cycle. What if the nation is in the midst of another shutdown come Election Day in November? ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Penn In the News ABC Australia ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Lewis Kaplan of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the appearance of blood clots in COVID-19 patients. Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to many free school meal programs, research from Penn GSE’s Sharon Wolf and two colleagues suggests that hunger poses developmental risks for young children. Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, studies emerging disease preparedness, and how air and airflow is the most powerful tool against disease. Load More
Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Penn In the News The Washington Post Can the U.S. sue China for COVID-19 damages? Not really. Jacques deLisle of the Law School and the School of Arts & Sciences said U.S. proposals to sue China for coronavirus-related harms are “legally flawed and politically fraught.” As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus. Health care education in a virtual world Health care education in a virtual world For future health care providers, moving education online has proved especially challenging. With ingenuity and creativity, faculty are helping them continue gaining the skills they’ll need. Pandemics and presidential elections Q&A Pandemics and presidential elections The coronavirus outbreak has already caused disruptions in the 2020 election cycle. What if the nation is in the midst of another shutdown come Election Day in November? ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Penn In the News ABC Australia ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Lewis Kaplan of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the appearance of blood clots in COVID-19 patients. Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to many free school meal programs, research from Penn GSE’s Sharon Wolf and two colleagues suggests that hunger poses developmental risks for young children. Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, studies emerging disease preparedness, and how air and airflow is the most powerful tool against disease. Load More
As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? As society looks for a ‘new normal,’ is antibody testing a way forward? Penn experts discuss the limitations of commercial antibody tests, how scientists are assessing the true scale of COVID-19 infections, and what studies are being done to see who might now be immune to the novel coronavirus.
Health care education in a virtual world Health care education in a virtual world For future health care providers, moving education online has proved especially challenging. With ingenuity and creativity, faculty are helping them continue gaining the skills they’ll need.
Pandemics and presidential elections Q&A Pandemics and presidential elections The coronavirus outbreak has already caused disruptions in the 2020 election cycle. What if the nation is in the midst of another shutdown come Election Day in November?
‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Penn In the News ABC Australia ‘Microclots’ baffle doctors working with COVID-19 patients in the US Lewis Kaplan of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the appearance of blood clots in COVID-19 patients. Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to many free school meal programs, research from Penn GSE’s Sharon Wolf and two colleagues suggests that hunger poses developmental risks for young children. Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, studies emerging disease preparedness, and how air and airflow is the most powerful tool against disease.
Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security Childhood hunger research offers a warning as pandemic threatens food security As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to many free school meal programs, research from Penn GSE’s Sharon Wolf and two colleagues suggests that hunger poses developmental risks for young children.
Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen’s lessons from Ebola Alex Chen, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, studies emerging disease preparedness, and how air and airflow is the most powerful tool against disease.