PSC News

Irma T. Elo has been reappointed to the Swedish Initiative for Research on Microdata in the Social And Medical Sciences Scientific Advisory Board (SIMSAM SAB) from September 2014 through August 2015.

Jerry A. Jacobs on "Why the Disciplines Still Matter" in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Andrew Stokes' research is highligted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article entitled: "Check Up: New study recalculates weight's effect on mortality risk."

Jerry A. Jacobs' research on enrollment in STEM fields is discussed in the Chronile of Higher Education.

Angela Lee Duckworth discusses her research in a Penn Current article about speaking at the Penn Annual Disabilities Symposium on Friday, April 11, 2014.

Eduardo Fernandez-Duque's research is discussed in the Penn Current "Owl monkey fathers are faithful and doting dads."

Sarah Tishkoff is part of the Penn Team that has linked "Africans’ Ability to Digest Milk to Spread of Cattle Raising."

Kevin G. Volpp discusses incentives for healthy habits in an article on The Conversation entitled "Should we pay people to look after their health?"

Jeremy Greenwood investigates the intersection of relationships and economics and his research is featured in a SAS Frontiers article.

Dennis Culhane is one of the researchers responsible for putting together a Philadelphia integrated data system, which is part of the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy Initiative, one of the first 'big data' sets for the region and was mentioned in the GSE News. 

Penn HIV Researcher Loretta S. Jemmott and co-authors work on a large-scale HIV intervention project in South Africa is discussed in a Penn News Press Release.