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When the message matters, use science to craft it
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Jessica Fishman, director of the Message Effects Lab, is a faculty research associate with appointments at the Annenberg School for Communication and in the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

When the message matters, use science to craft it

An interdisciplinary initiative called the Message Effects Lab aims to understand, tap into, and develop communication around what motivates specific behaviors for specific populations. Its first projects center around COVID-19 testing and vaccines.

Michele W. Berger

Evicted and infected: How the housing crisis could worsen the COVID-19 pandemic
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Evicted and infected: How the housing crisis could worsen the COVID-19 pandemic

A research team found that evictions could lead to a considerable uptick in COVID-19 infections in U.S. cities. With rising eviction rates, COVID cases in Philadelphia could cause 53,000 additional infections.

From Penn Medicine News

Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows
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Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger have been named Hastings Center Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in deepening public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.

Two Penn faculty named Hastings Center Fellows

Scott D. Halpern and Jennifer Prah Ruger are acknowledged for their outstanding accomplishments in ethics and health.

Kristina García

Two Penn faculty named 2020 AAAS Fellows
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Qi Long (left), a professor of biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and E. Michael Ostap, a professor of physiology, both of the Perelman School of Medicine, have been named 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows. (Images: Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Two Penn faculty named 2020 AAAS Fellows

Qi Long and E. Michael Ostap of the Perelman School of Medicine are among a cohort of 489 distinguished scientists recognized with the honor from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Melissa Moody, Michele W. Berger

Rare sparrows make guest appearance at Penn
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The birds likely have a rare genetic condition called albinism, which stems from a mutation that prevents proper melanin production. (Image: Doug Wiebe)

Rare sparrows make guest appearance at Penn

Earlier this year, Penn Medicine epidemiologist Doug Wiebe glimpsed two small all-white birds outside Van Pelt Library that turned out to be albino house sparrows. Their coloration is likely the result of a genetic condition in which a bird’s feathers lack pigment.

Michele W. Berger

The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19
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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.

Katherine Unger Baillie, Michele W. Berger, Erica K. Brockmeier

COVID-101: Medical students get a crash course in coronavirus
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COVID-101: Medical students get a crash course in coronavirus

When physicians-in-training at the Perelman School of Medicine were sent home for remote work and virtual learning due to the pandemic, 80 fourth-year students immersed themselves in a crash course on COVID-19 virology, epidemiology, therapies, vaccines, and related topics.

From Penn Medicine News

Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history
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Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history

Geospatial data has long been an important tool for scientists and scholars, but now, as society grapples with both coronavirus and a history of systemic racism, can maps help chart a path toward a brighter future?

Erica K. Brockmeier

Can contact tracing stop the spread of COVID-19?
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Can contact tracing stop the spread of COVID-19?

Penn experts discuss how contact tracing works, the differences between traditional “analog” and new “digital” approaches, and how these two strategies could shape what everyday life looks like in the next phase of the pandemic.

Erica K. Brockmeier

What are the economic and health effects when states reopen?
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What are the economic and health effects when states reopen?

New Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts 212,000 additional deaths related to the coronavirus but the recouping of around 18 million jobs by July 15 if all states fully reopen.

Dee Patel