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Wellness
Taking play seriously at the Penn Libraries
Taking play seriously at the Penn Libraries
The Penn Libraries’ Education Commons and Vitale Digital Media Lab facilitate and support play through planned activities and in response to student requests, with an ultimate goal to benefit student wellness.
Through service, Penn commemorates King’s life and legacy
Through service, Penn commemorates King’s life and legacy
Monday’s MLK Day of Service included a flurry of events on and around campus, and kicked off several weeks of related programming.
Students compete to help their classmates fall asleep
For their Public Health Communication class, students pitch ideas in a (friendly) “Shark Tank”-style to promote healthy sleep habits on campus.
Penn prof pens guidebook for college students
Penn prof pens guidebook for college students
Dustin Brisson of the School of Arts & Sciences consolidated notes from his years of teaching and advising to create a guidebook for undergraduates aimed at helping them achieve success and well-being.
Fostering a therapy dog means welcoming strangers and petting
Fostering a therapy dog means welcoming strangers and petting
Foster families and therapy dogs in training learn their roles together. Studies show pet therapy in hospitals significantly decreases pain, calms breathing, and boosts mood and perceived energy levels in patients.
Six tips for a happy holiday season
Six tips for a happy holiday season
Positive Psychology experts share their advice for boosting well-being this holiday season.
Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence
Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence
Installing working windows and doors, cleaning trash, and weeding at abandoned houses led to safety improvements and should be considered in efforts to create healthy communities, according to researchers from University of Pennsylvania and Columbia.
Penn Medicine study finds automated texts decrease odds of rehospitalization
Penn Medicine study finds automated texts decrease odds of rehospitalization
Text messages sent automatically from patients’ primary care office after hospitalization were tied to decreased odds of needing further emergency care.
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
Thinking ‘beyond the hospital’ for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.
Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig
Who, What, Why: Lucía Stavig
Lucía Stavig, a Peruvian postdoctoral fellow in anthropology, works on healing through connection in the Andes.
In the News
The New York Times
The foods that keep you hydrated
Dan Negoianu of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s really no data behind the eight-glasses-of-water-a-day advice.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Penn researchers find mental health benefits in visiting museums, including reduced anxiety
Katherine Cotter and James Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences are quoted on their work showing that visiting a museum can have measurable mental health benefits.
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The Washington Post
No, you don’t need a detox juice cleanse. Here’s why
Nitin Ahuja of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on detox diets. “In general, the idea that you would need to actively remove by-products of digested food in a normal gastrointestinal system is false,” he said.
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USA Today
5 things you and your college-bound daughter need to know about campus sexual assault
Susan Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about how parents can talk to their daughters about avoiding and/or surviving campus sexual assault. “If this conversation makes you uncomfortable now, imagine what it would be like to talk to her after a sexual assault,” she wrote.
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The Washington Post
Be well: Leading with purpose with Neil Blumenthal, Ursula Burns & Erika James
Wharton School Dean Erika James spoke on a panel about wellness in the workplace and corporate responsibility.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Testing, testing, and more testing on college campuses this spring as coronavirus concerns remain
Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said Penn has budgeted $20 million for COVID-related safety measures, including testing. The University plans to conduct 40,000 saliva-based tests per week.
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