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Penn Medicine nurse wins IRONMAN World Championship
Ava Warfel running the IRONMAN race in Hawaii.

Ava Warfel running the IRONMAN race in Kona, Hawaii in 2023.

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Penn Medicine nurse wins IRONMAN World Championship

Ava Warfel, a nurse supervisor at the Penn Medicine HealthWorks Alvernia University practice, recently won her age group at the championship in Kona, Hawaii.

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When is the best time to take L-theanine—morning or night?
Good Housekeeping

When is the best time to take L-theanine—morning or night?

According to Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing, research suggests that L-theanine may help support stress management, sleep, and potentially weight management.

Remembering pathbreaking nurse, researcher, and leader
Claire Fagin stands in front of Claire M. Fagin Hall on Penn campus.

Former Interim Penn president and Nursing dean Claire Fagin in front of the Nursing School’s Claire M. Fagin Hall, which was named in her honor.

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Remembering pathbreaking nurse, researcher, and leader

Claire Fagin, the former Nursing dean who served as Interim President of Penn in the early 90’s, died Jan. 16. Members of the Penn community share their thoughts on Fagin’s legacy.

Kristen de Groot

Claire Fagin, renowned nurse and researcher who led UPenn, dies at 97
The Washington Post

Claire Fagin, renowned nurse and researcher who led UPenn, dies at 97

Claire M. Fagin, who helped reshape the nursing profession as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate, and who stepped away from teaching to become one of the first women to lead an Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania, died Jan. 16 at her home in Manhattan. She was 97.

Key steps Congress can take to help caregivers’ finances
The Hill

Key steps Congress can take to help caregivers’ finances

Mary Naylor of the School of Nursing co-writes that one in five adults now provide uncompensated care to loved ones with health problems, pushing almost half of them to say they’ve suffered financially.