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A different way of thinking about side effects
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A different way of thinking about side effects

The new book “Side Effects: The Social Ecology of Adverse Drug Reactions,” by sociologist Jason Schnittker and former Ph.D. student Duy Do, makes the case that side effects are a product of social, cultural, and institutional forces.

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Why women need other women at work

Why women need other women at work

A new study from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang on gender homophily in remote settings finds that women who attended virtual career training did better when their classes did not include men.

From Knowledge at Wharton

2 min. read

How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide
Schoolchildren lining up to go into a classroom.

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How population changes are impacting primary education worldwide

Research from Penn sociologist Emily Hannum and colleagues reveals regional trends in whether school-age populations are increasing, plateauing, or decreasing—and shows how different countries are responding.

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Damon Centola named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Damon Centola

As director of the Network Dynamics Group and a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Centola’s research centers on social networks and behavior change.

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Damon Centola named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

The Elihu Katz Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering, he is among the 223 people chosen for the Guggenheim’s 101st class of Fellows.

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The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman
Steven Weitzman standing upright and smiling, facing forward, in the Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, next to a wall with books on display

Steven Weitzman is the Ella Darivoff Director of the Katz Center of Advanced Judaic Studies.

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    • The art of retelling ancient stories: A Q&A with Steven Weitzman

    In his new book, the Penn professor and scholar of religion examines how the biblical story of the 10 plagues has been reshaped by people across time and culture to make sense of their experiences and find meaning in disasters.

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    Who, What, Why: Katelyn Candido on improving surgical procedures and keeping health care human-first
    Katelyn Candido sitting on a staircase, smiling and facing forward, wearing a white coat and blue scrubs in the Perelman School of Medicine

    Katelyn Candido, a second-year medical student at PSOM and aspiring neurosurgeon, researches a novel tool’s utility for improving surgical precision.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Katelyn Candido on improving surgical procedures and keeping health care human-first

    Second-year medical student Katelyn Candido shares insight into her research project on a promising tool for improving surgical precision and efficiency, and why she aims to drive equitable patient care through a career in neurosurgery.

    3 min. read

    Two Penn students chosen as 2026 Marshall Scholars
    Adelaide Lyall, left, Norah Rami, right

    From left, Adelaide Lyall and Norah Rami are Penn's 2026 Marshall Scholars.

    (Images: Courtesy of Adelaide Lyall and Norah Rami)

    Two Penn students chosen as 2026 Marshall Scholars

    Adelaide Lyall, a graduate student in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Norah Rami, a fourth-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, will receive funding for as much as three years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.

    2 min. read

    Machine learning and the social sciences
    Students work on a pop quiz on their laptops.

    Students work on a pop quiz in Daniel Gillion’s class.

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    Machine learning and the social sciences

    Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.

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    A road map to reduce firearm harms by 2040
    Six people stand on a set of parallel, converging arrows, illustrating the concept of collaboration or moving forward together.

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    A road map to reduce firearm harms by 2040

    Three Penn faculty members are among more than 40 experts to author a report addressing the persistent challenge of gun violence and proposing solutions stemming from a JAMA Summit convened last spring.

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