Research

A Penn survey conducted last year found that only a quarter of Americans had “a lot” of trust in the FDA’s handling of COVID-19, while less than half said they had “some trust.”

Research by Britta Glennon of the Wharton School finds that policies aimed at reducing immigration encourage firms to move jobs abroad.

A team led by Ph.D. student Kelsey Swingle in Michael Mitchell’s lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed an ionizable lipid nanoparticle formation that can deliver mRNA to placental cells to treat a serious pregnancy-related condition.

The Center for Guaranteed Income Research in the School of Social Policy & Practice selected participants and is gathering survey data for a guaranteed income pilot program in Madison, Wisconsin.

A study by Amritha Mallikarjun of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues finds that dogs can detect a deadly prion disease by smelling deer dung.

A paper co-authored by Yao Zeng of the Wharton School finds that fixed-income exchange traded funds can suck the liquidity out of corporate bonds during times of market stress, potentially worsening price dislocations during crises.

Researchers at Penn will gather data from Iowa participants to determine how guaranteed income affects food security, housing stability, and mental health.

According to a study from Penn, the cognitive ability of people who sleep an average of six hours a night for two weeks falls to that of a drunkard with a blood alcohol level of 0.1%.

A study by Matthew D. McHugh of the School of Nursing found that the pandemic largely erased tolerance and levels of loyalty to specific employers among nurses.