Samuel H. Preston and Irma T. Elo's recent study forthcoming in the journal Population and Development Review on New York City's mortality decline is discussed in the New York Times.
More »Kevin G. Volpp discusses his research on temptation bundling on Knowledge@Wharton in the article "Using ‘The Hunger Games’ to Encourage Healthier Choices."
More »Sarah Tishkoff's latest genetic research published in the journal of Molecular Biology and Evolution on the ability of people to detect bitterness in food is discussed in the Penn News.
More »Aiken's research on nurse staffing ratios is quoted in an article in the New York Times entitled "When No One Is on Call".
More »Olivia S. Mitchell is interviewed about her research on financial literacy in a Wall Street Journal article about paying off mortgages before retirement.
More »Dennis Culhane and Tom Byrne of the School of Social Policy & Practice have helped to create an interactive Web-based application, Homelessness Analytics.
More »Linda Aiken has been named winner of the 2013 Velji Project of the Year Award for her global research using performance measures to demonstrate the critical impact of nurses on hospital patient outcomes.
More »Kevin G. Volpp's study on weight loss incentives and hihs recently published article in the Annals of Internal Medicine are highlighted in a press release in the Penn News.
More »New PSC Working Paper: Fedor, Theresa M., Hans-Peter Kohler, and Jere R. Behrman. 2013. "The Impact of Married Individuals Learning HIV Status in Malawi: Divorce, Number of Sexual Partners, Condom Use with Spouses." PSC Working Paper Series, PSC 13-02.
More »Janice F. Madden is quoted in a New York Post article on how U.S. census shows that more people are moving to NYC.
More »Tukufu Zuberi has been awarded two top honors at the recent San Diego Black Film Festival, including Best Documentary and Best Director, for his feature-length film titled African Independence. The film traces the story of the African continent since enslavement and colonization by Europeans.
More »A study authored by Linda Aiken has concluded that poor patient outcomes thought associated with hospital hiring of temporary nurses are more likely the result of poor working conditions within the hospitals themselves than with the nurses hired to alleviate shortages.
More »A study co-authored by Jason Schnittker shows that many of the most common psychiatric disorders found among former inmates, including impulse-control disorders, emerge in childhood and adolescence and predate incarceration.
More »Jonathan Klick of Law and John MacDonald of Criminology point to widespread cell-phone use as a factor in a "remarkable" crime-rate drop in the ‘90s.
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