High levels of disadvantage affect ability amongst younger people Image: Matt Gush for Adobe Stock High levels of disadvantage affect ability amongst younger people A new study from Penn LDI finds that structural inequities produce significant disparities in community health, and that addressing concentrated disadvantage could meaningfully improve health outcomes.
Marking a monumental death A portrait of Mahsa Amini held during a rally Oct. 1, 2022 calling for regime change in Iran following the death of Amini, who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran’s morality police. (Image: AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Q&A Marking a monumental death In honor of the first anniversary of the killing of Mahsa (Jîna) Amini in Iran and the subsequent outpouring of protest, Penn will host a two-day conference on violence against women.
Filmmaker Mira Nair’s approach to storytelling Mira Nair speaks with students and lecture attendees after the event. nocred Filmmaker Mira Nair’s approach to storytelling As a Saluja Global Fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India, filmmaker Mira Nair gave a lecture at the Penn Museum on art, storytelling, and filmmaking.
Tracking parental leisure time and ‘intensive mothering’ From left: Tyler Trang, Paula Fomby, and Claudia Bellacosa. nocred Tracking parental leisure time and ‘intensive mothering’ Paula Fomby, a professor of sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences, worked with a team of PURM students over the summer to analyze time-use data of parents from 1965 to 2019.
Raquel Saraswati denies allegations that she lied about her race Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Raquel Saraswati denies allegations that she lied about her race Wendy Roth of the School of Arts & Sciences says that there’s tremendous variation of skin tone and overlap within most racial groups. Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate Penn In the News Politico.com Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate Research by Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences in 2018 suggested that ubiquitous autonomous trucks could squeeze unionized workforces like the United Parcel Service. Disability in America Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on June 29, 1993. At left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn, and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance. Heumann, a renowned disability rights activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, died on March 4, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Ragan) Q&A Disability in America In a Q&A, history and sociology of science professor Beth Linker discusses the history of disability in America. Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research (On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations. nocred Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool. One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court.(Image: DJ McCoy/iStock) One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion. Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities. Load More
Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate Penn In the News Politico.com Gavin Newsom sides with the robots in autonomous vehicle debate Research by Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences in 2018 suggested that ubiquitous autonomous trucks could squeeze unionized workforces like the United Parcel Service. Disability in America Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on June 29, 1993. At left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn, and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance. Heumann, a renowned disability rights activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, died on March 4, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Ragan) Q&A Disability in America In a Q&A, history and sociology of science professor Beth Linker discusses the history of disability in America. Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research (On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations. nocred Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool. One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court.(Image: DJ McCoy/iStock) One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion. Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities. Load More
Disability in America Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on June 29, 1993. At left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn, and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance. Heumann, a renowned disability rights activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, died on March 4, 2023. (Image: AP Photo/Susan Ragan) Q&A Disability in America In a Q&A, history and sociology of science professor Beth Linker discusses the history of disability in America.
Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research (On homepage) Gandhi also shares her lessons from industry with the students she teaches in her summer lab course. It equips the students with hands-on experience in applied behavioral science and experimentation, where small teams are paired with external organizations. nocred Nudge Cartography: Building a map to navigate behavioral research Ph.D. candidate Linnea Gandhi of the Wharton School and research assistant Anoushka Kiyawat discuss the development of their team’s innovative research tool.
One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate at the U.S. Supreme Court.(Image: DJ McCoy/iStock) One year post-Dobbs, what’s actually happened? Four takeaways from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences researchers in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion.
Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities Penn In the News Chicago Sun-Times Race-based medicine is not the solution to health disparities PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that race is a social category affected by inequality, not a biological category that naturally produces health disparities.