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Hive mind of makers rises to meet pandemic

Hive mind of makers rises to meet pandemic

Mohit Prajapati of Penn Medicine’s Center for Healthcare Innovation is overseeing the effort to develop DIY respirators using sterilization wrap and other filtrating materials. “I can say for certain they are better than wrapping a bandanna around your face,” he said.

Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?
pyramid of multiple rolls of toilet paper, implying hoarding in crisis

Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?

In the face of the coronavirus, some people collected household goods. Others ignored the warnings altogether. Two Penn researchers explain why both responses are normal and how to find a middle ground if you disagree with those around you.

Michele W. Berger

People are largely following the coronavirus rules—but will that self-control last?

People are largely following the coronavirus rules—but will that self-control last?

Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School said people will eventually get used to social distancing, especially when peers are behaving similarly. “People are actually quite adaptable,” she said. “Doing a thing that’s unpleasant day in and day out gets easier over time and gets easier when we see that everyone else is doing it.”

‘If you don’t have to ride, please don’t’: SEPTA, PATCO further reduce service

‘If you don’t have to ride, please don’t’: SEPTA, PATCO further reduce service

Meg Ryerson of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design commented on the continued operation of public transit systems during the pandemic. “They’re not private companies out to make money,” she said. “They operate because they’re here to provide mobility in regions. That’s really incredible, to think that their mission is to be there for you during disaster times, and there for you in the best of times, and everything in between.”

Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness
Bedding and blankets belonging to homeless people on the ground underneath an underpass

Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness

A new report coauthored by researchers at SP2 finds that COVID-19 could hospitalize some 21,295 people who don’t have housing, or about 4.3% of the nationwide homeless population.

Penn Today Staff

Pavilion powers ahead to combat COVID-19
Penn Med Patient Pavilion

The $1.5 billion Penn Medicine Pavilion is scheduled to open in 2021.

Pavilion powers ahead to combat COVID-19

Construction crews are on the job around the clock at the new hospital on the campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to expedite the completion of 120 patient rooms 15 months ahead of the facility’s planned opening.