Greg Ridgeway co-founded the Data-Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) at Penn to foster collaboration among the university's data scientists. The initiative focuses on breaking down silos and advancing interdisciplinary connections in data science across various fields, as reported by OMNIA.
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Nazar Khalid's Study Examines the Impact of Flooding on Learning Outcomes for Marginalized Children in India, OMNIA
A study co-authored by Nazar Khalid, along with PSC Associates Emily Hannum and Jere Behrman, explores how flooding in India exacerbates learning gaps for marginalized children, underscoring climate change’s unequal impact, as reported by OMINA.
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Penn Today highlights Michel Guillot's study, which reveals that life expectancy in Gaza has dropped by 46.3% since October 2023, from 75.5 to 40.5 years. The decline is more pronounced in men, and the study cautions that mortality estimates may be underestimated due to incomplete identification and the indirect effects of the war.
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Diana Montoya-Williams Co-Authors Preterm Birth Study Supporting New U.S. Racial and Ethnic Categorization Changes, Penn LDI
Penn LDI features a study on birth certificate data, co-authored by Diana Montoya-Williams, highlighting how refining racial and ethnic categorizations can enhance equity in prete More »
Jason Karlawish wrote an op-ed for The STAT, urging a national strategy to address rising dementia risk, with policies and industry collaboration on healthy aging.
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Derek Griffith Co-Authors Article on the Recent State and Federal Policies Restricting Discussions on "Divisive Concepts," Health Affairs
Derek Griffith co-authors a Health Affairs article arguing that policies restricting discussions on structural racism undermine efforts to address health inequities.
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Derek Griffith Talks about Dangers of Restricting Discussions on Structural Racism in Health Policy, Penn Nursing
“By limiting discussions of structural racism, these policies ignore the historical and environmental factors that shape health outcomes,” Derek Griffith told Penn Nursing.
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Molly Candon Co-authors Study Highlighting Trends in Acupuncture Use for Low Back Pain and Insurance Coverage, Penn LDI
Penn LDI highlights research by Molly Candon and PSC research associates Rachel Werner and David Mandell, revealing that increased insurance coverage for acupuncture from 2010 to 2019 led t More »
George Demiris told Penn Today, “With machine learning and natural language processing, you can extract meaning from large volumes of text, images, or other materials, gaining insights much more quickly.”
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"The Future of Nursing Care," Penn Today, January 15, 2025.
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Penn Carey Law highlights Dorothy Roberts' Penn Carey Law course on reproductive justice, exploring legal, ethical, and constitutional issues beyond abortion access, including parenting, contraception, and freedom.
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Penn LDI features Eric Bressman's AI-driven tool to enhance handoffs, reduce provider burden, and improve communication in hospital care.
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Dennis Culhane in an interview with The Signal addresses the troubling increase in homelessness across the U.S., focusing on the sharp rise in homelessness among immigrants.
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"Mother of Exiles," The Signal, D Culhane and G Jönsson, January 7, 2025.
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Read the PSC 2024 Year In Review annual newsletter and discover all the highlights of the Population Studies Center's work from the past year. Sections include: a letter from PSC Directors Emilio A. More »
Read the 2024 PARC Year In Review Newsletter, which includes a letter from PARC Co-Director's, PARC 2024 By The Numbers, New PARC Associates, GEAR UP, Awards & Honors, Funding, In The News, Op-Eds, Population Center Working Paper Series (PSC/PARC), and Events.
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Dolores Albarracín Provides Context on the Role Media Plays in the U.S. Public's Perception of Foreign Conflict, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Dolores Albarracín, co-author of the study highlighted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, says, “These findings are important for media outlets and policymakers as they navigate the complex choices in how to portray and engage with international conflicts, and they also shed light on the psychological forces that shape policy support in the co More »
Aaron Richterman Discusses the Health Benefits of Cash Transfer Programs in Combating Tuberculosis, NPR
"If we think about what can take us to the next level, it's not the next drug," Aaron Richterman told NPR. "It's probably not the vaccine that we're all waiting for. It may be something like this, which I think we have good reason to believe could help potentially end something like a TB epidemic,"
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Hanming Fang and Yi Chen won the 2024 JER Best Article Award for their article "The State of Mental Health among Older Chinese and the Role of Children" in The Japanese Economic Review. The article examined the mental health of older Chinese and the role of children.
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Iourii Manovskii Co-Authored Research on Local Labor Market Dynamics and Unemployment Variability, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Iourii Manovskii's research on local labor market dynamics and unemployment variability was featured in the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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