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Social isolation and anxiety in older adults with cognitive impairment

Social isolation among older adults with cognitive impairment has been historically understudied. Since the pandemic, older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment, may be particularly vulnerable to ill effects from social isolation.

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From wearable light to tech startup

Lumify Care, supported by the 2021 President’s Innovation Prize and co-founded by May graduate Anthony Scarpone-Lambert and NICU nurse Jennifferre Mancillas, launched an app in January and expects version 2.0 of its uNight Light later in 2022.

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The effects of critical illness in early childhood on neurocognitive outcomes

A four-year sibling-matched cohort study examines whether infants and young children may be uniquely susceptible to adverse neurocognitive outcomes after invasive mechanical ventilation.

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Combating health misinformation

A new article from Penn Nursing explains how unreliable and false health information accelerated during the pandemic, and how social media platforms amplified the problem.

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Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S.

$125 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder to transform nursing care

Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn receives record $125 million to offer free tuition to nurse practitioners to work in underserved communities

The School of Nursing has received a $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard A. Lauder. The donation will fund a tuition-free program that will train nurse practitioners to work in underserved communities.

Philadelphia Business Journal

Penn receives $125M gift from former Estée Lauder CEO to establish tuition-free program for nurses

A $125 million gift to the School of Nursing from alumnus Leonard A. Lauder is the largest gift ever to an American nursing school. The gift will be used to establish a funded nurse practitioner program that will eventually enroll 40 fellows annually.

Philadelphia Tribune

Penn receives $125 million to train nurse practitioners to care for underserved communities

Alumnus Leonard A. Lauder donated $125 million to the School of Nursing to create a tuition-free program for nurse practitioners.

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Predicting depression and PTSD risk after trauma

A first-of-its-kind study has assessed the performance of two predictive PTSD screeners to determine their performance in a population heavily impacted by traumatic injury—urban Black men in the United States.

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The effects of pediatric critical illness on absenteeism

Penn Nursing research found children who survive critical illness and their parents commonly experience physical, emotional, and cognitive conditions as a result. These effects can also include prolonged absences from school and/or work.

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