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Can classroom cell phone bans boost grades?

Can classroom cell phone bans boost grades?

New research from Alp Sungu, assistant professor of operations, information, and decisions at Wharton, shows that collecting phones during college classes raises grades and creates calmer classrooms.

‘Collecting the New Irascibles’ debuts at the Arthur Ross Gallery

‘Collecting the New Irascibles’ debuts at the Arthur Ross Gallery

The Jan. 30 celebration featured 32 artworks from the avant-garde cultural world in New York City’s East Village during the 1980s, which offer a new perspective on the personal connections between collectors and emerging artists, and their impact on the trajectory of art history.

Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world
Alyssa Smith

Alyssa Smith, MCEAS Consortium Fellow at the McNeil Center.

(Image: Courtesy of The McNeil Center for Early American Studies)

Early modern literature in the Black Atlantic world

How Alyssa Smith, a McNeil Center for Early American Studies Consortium Fellow is turning to Penn for her research.

From The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

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‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers
A person getting a bandage on their arm after a flu shot from a medical provider.

Image: Iparraguirre Recio via Getty Images

‘Nudging’ both patients and providers boosts flu vaccine numbers

A new study shows that when patients got text messages from their primary care practice, and the providers were nudged themselves to boost vaccination numbers, rates jumped.

Frank Otto

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Perspectives and insight on Venezuela

Perspectives and insight on Venezuela

Four Penn Arts & Sciences experts gathered for a Knowledge by the Slice event to discuss what lies ahead for Venezuela, the U.S., and Latin America.

From Omnia

Addressing cancer patients’ complete health with the Whole Person Care Collaborative

Addressing cancer patients’ complete health with the Whole Person Care Collaborative

A team of Penn Medicine faculty leaders have created the Whole Person Care Collaborative, which expands teams of nurse navigators and social workers, and expands counseling, psychosocial support, mental health screenings, and outreach initiatives.

PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region
Three members of the PennSTAR flight crew next to a helicopter.

The flight crew of a PennSTAR helicopter on the roof of the Clifton Center in between call.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

PennSTAR delivers critical care in the air, across the region

PennSTAR’s flight crews and Metro Aviation pilots combine rigorous training, redundant safety, and a proprietary instrument approach to move the sickest patients quickly to the right Penn Medicine care.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

Literature and medicine
Dag Woubeshet (right) speaks with student in a classroom who is giving the thumbs up.

Dagmawi Woubshet (right), Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Associate Professor of English, says “we try to teach our students how to think critically and historically, but also with fidelity to the art object.”

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Literature and medicine

The Penn Arts & Sciences course Literature and Medicine begins with Apollo and the Hippocratic Oath and extends through the 21st century with poetry, novels, videography, historical texts, and guest lecturers from the Perelman School of Medicine and beyond.

Kristina Linnea García

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