Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.”
The ‘skinny shot’ anorexia problem The Cut The ‘skinny shot’ anorexia problem Rebecca Boswell of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “There are no screening processes that are recommended for people that are prescribing GLP-1’s for individuals with eating-disorder histories.”
What a gas tax suspension could mean for drivers Los Angeles Times What a gas tax suspension could mean for drivers Penn’s Wharton Budget Model predicts that roughly 72% of a federal gas tax cut would reach consumers.
Access to air conditioning is critical preventive care. But federal policy treats it as optional STAT News Access to air conditioning is critical preventive care. But federal policy treats it as optional Charles E. Leonard of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote an opinion piece arguing that cooling should be a government program.
Nurses in B.C. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike CBC Radio (Canada) Nurses in B.C. have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing led a study looking at nurse-to-patient ratios.
Penn researchers are turning food scraps into building materials—from pineapple peels to celery stalks WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researchers are turning food scraps into building materials—from pineapple peels to celery stalks “The biomaterials revolution is coming and we all need to be prepared to be able to deliver materials that are healthier, that can biodegrade naturally and then still perform the same way concrete performs, the same way technical ceramics perform,” says Laia Mogas-Soldevila of the Weitzman School of Design.
Why so many men are obsessed with testosterone The New York Times Why so many men are obsessed with testosterone Derek Griffith of the School of Nursing says men’s health “has not been something that most administrations — any administration — has really seemed to take seriously at any point in the nation’s history.”
‘The system is failing us’: Philadelphia utility customers call on City Council to help rein in bills WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘The system is failing us’: Philadelphia utility customers call on City Council to help rein in bills “After decades of relatively flat electric loads nationwide, U.S. electricity demand is experiencing an unprecedented surge,” says Jamie Van Nostrand of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design.
New study on staffing standards adds fuel to UPMC Magee-Womens contract talks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette New study on staffing standards adds fuel to UPMC Magee-Womens contract talks According to Jane Muir of the School of Nursing, the number of nurses nationally saying they intend to leave the profession ranges between 17% and 21%; in Pennsylvania, it’s 19%.
A new landmark survey aims to bring transparency to museum collecting practices Artnet News A new landmark survey aims to bring transparency to museum collecting practices “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”