UPenn hosts free online panel for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion Penn In the News Philadelphia Gay News UPenn hosts free online panel for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion The Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, led by José Bauermeister and Jessica Halem of the School of Nursing, will host a free online panel in April on the integration of LGBTQ+ people in the workforce. Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the lack of specificity in Philadelphia’s plan to remove drug users from Kensington and on the current state of drug treatment in the city. Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Penn In the News FactCheck.org Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many adverse medical events, even those clearly unrelated to vaccines, have been reported an order of magnitude more for COVID vaccines during the pandemic than any time before. Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Image: iStock/demaerre Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters. Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia. Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi Collaborators on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health visited the University of Pennsylvania in October for a project meeting. Pictured are Lauren Schmitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Namrata Ray (Penn), Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn), Kondwani Katundu (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi), Kazione Kulisewa (Kamuzu University), Iliana V. Kohler (Penn), and Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University).(Image: Eric Sucar) Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging. Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, focuses on helping patients and communities with firearm violence. Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach Image: niphon for Adobe Stock Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach A Penn Medicine study finds that even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double the rate at which prescriptions go unfilled. The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community. Load More
Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the lack of specificity in Philadelphia’s plan to remove drug users from Kensington and on the current state of drug treatment in the city. Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Penn In the News FactCheck.org Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many adverse medical events, even those clearly unrelated to vaccines, have been reported an order of magnitude more for COVID vaccines during the pandemic than any time before. Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Image: iStock/demaerre Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters. Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia. Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi Collaborators on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health visited the University of Pennsylvania in October for a project meeting. Pictured are Lauren Schmitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Namrata Ray (Penn), Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn), Kondwani Katundu (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi), Kazione Kulisewa (Kamuzu University), Iliana V. Kohler (Penn), and Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University).(Image: Eric Sucar) Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging. Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, focuses on helping patients and communities with firearm violence. Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach Image: niphon for Adobe Stock Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach A Penn Medicine study finds that even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double the rate at which prescriptions go unfilled. The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community. Load More
Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Penn In the News FactCheck.org Posts mislead about COVID-19 vaccine safety with out-of-context clip of FDA official Jeffrey S. Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many adverse medical events, even those clearly unrelated to vaccines, have been reported an order of magnitude more for COVID vaccines during the pandemic than any time before. Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Image: iStock/demaerre Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters. Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia. Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi Collaborators on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health visited the University of Pennsylvania in October for a project meeting. Pictured are Lauren Schmitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Namrata Ray (Penn), Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn), Kondwani Katundu (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi), Kazione Kulisewa (Kamuzu University), Iliana V. Kohler (Penn), and Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University).(Image: Eric Sucar) Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging. Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, focuses on helping patients and communities with firearm violence. Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach Image: niphon for Adobe Stock Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach A Penn Medicine study finds that even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double the rate at which prescriptions go unfilled. The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.
Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health Sociology fourth-year Taussia Boadi’s research looks at looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women. nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Taussia Boadi on trauma and Black maternal health The fourth-year sociology major’s research looks at the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, birth outcomes, and resilience in Black women.
Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Image: iStock/demaerre Killings of unarmed Black people and racial disparities in sleep health Penn Medicine research finds that Black adults across the U.S. suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters.
Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships nocred Penn & Philly shines light on community partnerships The Office of the Executive Vice President launched the initiative in January, highlighting important service work across the University, the Health System, and Philadelphia.
Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi Collaborators on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health visited the University of Pennsylvania in October for a project meeting. Pictured are Lauren Schmitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Namrata Ray (Penn), Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn), Kondwani Katundu (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi), Kazione Kulisewa (Kamuzu University), Iliana V. Kohler (Penn), and Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University).(Image: Eric Sucar) Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging.
Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine) Trauma surgeon works to confront firearm injury at its source Elinore Kaufman, LDI senior fellow and assistant professor of surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine, focuses on helping patients and communities with firearm violence.
Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach Image: niphon for Adobe Stock Out-of-pocket cost increase could put HIV prevention medications out of reach A Penn Medicine study finds that even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double the rate at which prescriptions go unfilled.
The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.