University of Pennsylvania pledges to bolster relations with India at "Penn India Engagement Forum" Penn In the News ANI News (India) University of Pennsylvania pledges to bolster relations with India at "Penn India Engagement Forum" PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School, and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science are quoted on the forum to support India's exceptional growth and specific health care needs. ‘We need pleasure to survive’ Penn In the News The New York Times ‘We need pleasure to survive’ PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel says that moderation is a good principle and comments on whether tweaks in bad behavior can help. The work of Adam Grant is suggested for additional reading and an understanding of "languishing." Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them Penn In the News The Washington Post Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel writes that the fragility of outsourced pharmaceutical supply chains is a risk to U.S. national security and health. Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? In an Op-Ed, Helayne Drell and Ravi B. Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute and colleagues offer suggestions for preventing algorithmic racial bias against SEPTA riders. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
‘We need pleasure to survive’ Penn In the News The New York Times ‘We need pleasure to survive’ PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel says that moderation is a good principle and comments on whether tweaks in bad behavior can help. The work of Adam Grant is suggested for additional reading and an understanding of "languishing." Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them Penn In the News The Washington Post Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel writes that the fragility of outsourced pharmaceutical supply chains is a risk to U.S. national security and health. Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? In an Op-Ed, Helayne Drell and Ravi B. Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute and colleagues offer suggestions for preventing algorithmic racial bias against SEPTA riders. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them Penn In the News The Washington Post Drug shortages are an urgent national danger. Here’s how we fix them In an Op-Ed, PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel writes that the fragility of outsourced pharmaceutical supply chains is a risk to U.S. national security and health. Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? In an Op-Ed, Helayne Drell and Ravi B. Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute and colleagues offer suggestions for preventing algorithmic racial bias against SEPTA riders. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Penn In the News The Washington Post Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline gets FDA approval Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute says that the debate over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab underscores the complicated risk-benefit calculation for patients. Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? In an Op-Ed, Helayne Drell and Ravi B. Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute and colleagues offer suggestions for preventing algorithmic racial bias against SEPTA riders. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Will SEPTA’s new artificial intelligence security system racially profile riders? In an Op-Ed, Helayne Drell and Ravi B. Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute and colleagues offer suggestions for preventing algorithmic racial bias against SEPTA riders. Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews Penn In the News Axios Congress’ pandemic prep effort receives mixed reviews PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that Congress’ bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act isn’t fixing the aspects that led to a bad COVID response, which doesn’t bode well for future variants and pandemics. Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests Penn In the News The Washington Post Med schools should de-emphasize standardized admissions tests In a cowritten Op-Ed, College of Arts and Sciences student Cameron Sabet urges medical schools to make their standardized tests pass/fail in order to remove barriers for disadvantaged minority applicants. A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact. Load More
A dynamic thinker Penn In the News Diverse: Issues in Higher Education A dynamic thinker A profile examines the career of Anita L. Allen of Penn Carey Law and the School of Arts & Sciences, who was recently named as one of two recipients of the Hastings Center’s 2022 Bioethics’ Founders Award. Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact.
Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Tackling the ethical considerations of dementia research Alzheimer’s research poses tricky questions. Bedside-nurse-turned-bioethicist Emily Largent wants to answer them, and to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients.
Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals. Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact.