Patricia M. Ruiz joins the Wellness team as executive director of Student Health and Counseling nocred Patricia M. Ruiz joins the Wellness team as executive director of Student Health and Counseling Ruiz, a certified advanced practice nurse with expertise in college health, will lead the student-facing clinical team and will oversee the medical care and behavioral health services.
Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people.
Saving lives by distributing Narcan Trainor Macrone, a substance use specialist at Wellness at Penn’s Substance Use, Prevention, Education, and Recovery Program, hands out Narcan on Locust Walk.nocred Saving lives by distributing Narcan Wellness at Penn and MERT partnered for a Narcan giveaway and training last week on Locust Walk.
Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget nocred Penn Trustees approve 2024-2025 undergraduate charges and financial aid budget The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in tuition and a record $311 million undergraduate financial aid budget for the coming year.
How to report incidents of bias, misconduct and harassment nocred How to report incidents of bias, misconduct and harassment Penn cultivates resources for students, faculty, and staff to report and address incidences of bias, misconduct, harassment, and more. Here, an overview of what to know.
Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital’s latest patient care initiative focuses on improving postpartum outcomes and decreasing health care disparities.
Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times nocred Q&A Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times The University resource has posted advice on helping to cope with emotional distress.
This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines Image: Bernard Chantal for Adobe Stock Q&A This season’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines Judith A. O’Donnell of the Perelman School of Medicine answers common questions about this year’s flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccines.
My brother’s recovery from a car crash became a lesson in how to talk to doctors and nurses Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer My brother’s recovery from a car crash became a lesson in how to talk to doctors and nurses Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that communication is part of healing, as she experienced when her brother was in a car accident and unable to notify family himself. Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.
Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative nocred Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Amy Wu and the Brain Exercise Initiative The fourth-year is the founder and president of Penn’s chapter of the Brain Exercise Initiative, a service club that connects student volunteers with senior citizens to help combat social isolation and cognitive decline.