"The government should restore all the data that had been previously collected and make it available," says Irma Elo. She describes the federal statistical system, which collects population-level census and health data, as "the only independent source of data that we have."

"You cannot just replace it without having a huge influx of resources," she says, or without the expertise of statistical agencies that have collected and published these data for decades.

Citation:

"Some Federal Health Websites Restored, Others Still Down, after Data Purge," NPR, W Stone, P Huang, February 6, 2025. 

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.

Citation:

"The Missing Data Link," OMNIA, L Dattaro, January 28, 2025.

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.

Citation: 

"India, Floods, and Learning Outcomes," OMNIA, K Silva, January 27, 2025.

Khalid N, Nehrman J, Hannum E. et al. 2024. "Floods and Children’s Education in Rural India." The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.

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.

Citation:
"Study Shows Drop in Life Expectancy in the Gaza Strip," Penn Today, January 23, 2025. 

Guillot M, Draidi M. et al. 2025. "Life Expectancy Losses in the Gaza Strip during the Period October 2023 to September 2024." The Lancet. 

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 preterm birth research and outcomes.

Citation:
"A Preterm Birth Study by LDI Fellows Supports Newly Instituted Changes to Racial and Ethnic Categorizations by a Key U.S. Agency," Penn LDI, K Holloway, January 22, 2025. 

Holloway K R, Montoya-Williams D. et al. 2024. “The “Other” Race Category on Birth Certificates and its Impact on Analyses of Preterm Birth Inequity.” Journal of Perinatology.

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.

Citation:

"Dementia Risk, Higher than Thought, Requires a National Strategy," The STAT, J Karlawish, January 18, 2025.

Fang M, Hu J. et al. 2025. "Lifetime Risk and Projected Burden of Dementia." Nature Medicine.

Derek Griffith co-authors a Health Affairs article arguing that policies restricting discussions on structural racism undermine efforts to address health inequities.

Citation: 

"‘Divisive Concepts’ Prohibitions: Implications For Health And Health Equity," Health Affairs, D Griffith, A Twinamatsiko, January 16, 2025.

"New Article Warns Against Restricting Discussions on Structural Racism," Medical Press, January 17, 2025.

“By limiting discussions of structural racism, these policies ignore the historical and environmental factors that shape health outcomes,” Derek Griffith told Penn Nursing.  

Citation:

"Highlighting the Dangers of Restricting Discussions of Structural Racism," Penn Nursing, January 16, 2025. 

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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 to greater use among individuals with low back pain.

Citation:

"Chart of the Day: More U.S. Patients Use Acupuncture for Low Back Pain, But it Remains Rare," Penn LDI, C Weeks, January 15, 2025.

Candon M, Werner R, Mandell D. et al. 2024. “Utilization of Reimbursed Acupuncture Therapy for Low Back Pain.” JAMA Network Open.

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.”

Citation:
"The Future of Nursing Care," Penn Today, January 15, 2025.

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.

Citation:

"Reproductive Rights & Justice," Penn Carey Law, December 17, 2024.

"Dorothy Roberts on Reproductive Rights and Justice," Penn Today, January 13, 2025.

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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.

Citation: 

"2025 LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory Projects Announced," Penn LDI, January 8, 2025.

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.

Citation:

"Mother of Exiles," The Signal, D Culhane and G Jönsson, January 7, 2025.

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. Parrado & Paula Fomby, 2024 By The Numbers, New Associates, Population Center Working Papers, PSC Funded Pilots, Funding, Awards & Honors, GGD Awards & Honors, In the News, Op-Eds, and Colloquium Videos.

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.

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 context of war.” 

Citation:

"Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Allied Countries Boosts Support for U.S. Involvement," Annenberg Public Policy Center, January 6, 2025.

Albarracín D, Kraitzman A. et al. 2025. "How Civilian Casualty Information Shapes Support for U.S. Involvement in an Ally Country’s War Effort." Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

"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,"

Citation: 

"Tuberculosis Rates Plunge When Families Living in Poverty Receive Monthly Cash Payouts," NPR, G Emanuel, January 3, 2025.

Jesus G, Silva A. et al. 2025. "Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Tuberculosis Incidence and Mortality According to Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Factors in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort." Nature Medicine.

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Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout

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.

Citation: 
Chen Y, Fang H. 2024. "The State of Mental Health among Older Chinese and the Role of Children." The Japanese Economic Review.

Iourii Manovskii's research on local labor market dynamics and unemployment variability was featured in the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Citation:

"Unemployment is Local," Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, L C McKay, November 13, 2024. 

Kuhn M, Manovskii I. et al. 2024. "The Geography of Job Creation and Job Destruction." Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.