Rethinking public power Rethinking public power Penn Carey Law professor Shelley Welton examines how governments can work alongside private markets to accelerate the clean energy transition through new public renewables models. 2 min. read
A safe staffing policy could prevent deaths, produce savings to help fund improved staffing Image: Visual Vic via Getty Images A safe staffing policy could prevent deaths, produce savings to help fund improved staffing A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that safer nurse staffing levels in Pennsylvania hospitals could prevent thousands of deaths each year. 2 min. read
Understanding the health paradox: The factors influencing white men’s well-being Understanding the health paradox: The factors influencing white men’s well-being While social and economic factors are often viewed as primary drivers of health, a new Penn Nursing analysis suggests that the relationship between societal position and physical well-being is more complex than previously understood. 2 min. read
New CAR T treatment opens doors for kidney patients Image: jitendrajadhav via Getty Images New CAR T treatment opens doors for kidney patients An early Penn Medicine trial demonstrates CAR T cells can safely desensitize even the most challenging transplant candidates. 2 min. read
Mass. has new limits on insurers’ much-hated prior authorizations. Here’s what to know Penn In the News Boston Globe Mass. has new limits on insurers’ much-hated prior authorizations. Here’s what to know “For providers, there will still be a substantial amount of uncertainty and administrative burden related to prior authorization” because of the differing rules based on insurance type, says Aaron Schwartz of the Perelman School of Medicine. To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory Penn In the News The New York Times To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory “Americana is no longer a monolithic image you plug into,” says Americus Reed II of the Wharton School. Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Penn In the News The Guardian Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Peter Fader of the Wharton School says consumers of retail services and products “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool data and technology is being used against them.” Green infrastructure nocred Green infrastructure A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy. 2 min. read GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study Image: Iuliia Burmistrova via Getty Images GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who take GLP-1 medications are about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not take GLP-1 medications. 2 min. read Why is everything gambling now? Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. (Image: Hispanolist) Why is everything gambling now? Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms. 5 min. read Load More
To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory Penn In the News The New York Times To sell trucks, break out the cowboys and wrap them in Old Glory “Americana is no longer a monolithic image you plug into,” says Americus Reed II of the Wharton School. Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Penn In the News The Guardian Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Peter Fader of the Wharton School says consumers of retail services and products “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool data and technology is being used against them.” Green infrastructure nocred Green infrastructure A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy. 2 min. read GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study Image: Iuliia Burmistrova via Getty Images GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who take GLP-1 medications are about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not take GLP-1 medications. 2 min. read Why is everything gambling now? Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. (Image: Hispanolist) Why is everything gambling now? Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms. 5 min. read Load More
Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Penn In the News The Guardian Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Peter Fader of the Wharton School says consumers of retail services and products “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool data and technology is being used against them.” Green infrastructure nocred Green infrastructure A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy. 2 min. read GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study Image: Iuliia Burmistrova via Getty Images GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who take GLP-1 medications are about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not take GLP-1 medications. 2 min. read Why is everything gambling now? Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. (Image: Hispanolist) Why is everything gambling now? Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms. 5 min. read
Green infrastructure nocred Green infrastructure A roundup of Penn Today stories focusing on green infrastructure on campus, in research, in higher education, and in energy policy. 2 min. read
GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study Image: Iuliia Burmistrova via Getty Images GLP-1 use linked to lower breast cancer incidence in large cohort study A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who take GLP-1 medications are about 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who do not take GLP-1 medications. 2 min. read
Why is everything gambling now? Over the last decade, there’s been an explosion in phone-based gambling platforms owing to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal sports betting ban. Neuroscientist Michael L. Platt says the gambling boom has as much to do with human biology as it does business. (Image: Hispanolist) Why is everything gambling now? Neuroscientist Michael Platt discusses the biological basis of gambling as it relates to the over proliferation of gambling-based platforms. 5 min. read