PSC News

Dennis Culhane is quoted in an MSNBC article on the drop in homelessness in the U.S.

Kevin G. Volpp discusses his research on temptation bundling on Knowledge@Wharton in the article "Using ‘The Hunger Games’ to Encourage Healthier Choices."

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.

Sarah Tishkoff's research on bitter flavors and taste was covered on NPR's the salt.

Kevin G. Volpp is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on a program to promote healthy eating habits.

Hans-Peter Kohler and Thomas Anderson's article "Education Fever and the East Asian Fertility Puzzle: A case study of low fertility in South Korea" is mentioned in a recent article in The Economist.

Mark V. Pauly comments on those eligible for free policies under the Affordable Care Act in the New York Times.

Stephen Cranney's research on belief in God recently published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is quoted in an article in the Deseret News.

Olivia S. Mitchell appeared on the RadioTimes with Marty Moss-Coane program on WHYY discussing Financial Literacy.

Mark V. Pauly discusses his views on health care exchange in an article in USA Today.

Tukufu Zuberi is interviewed about his new documentary, African Independence, on WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane program.

Olivia S. Mitchell discusses her survey reserach on the financial literacy of Americans in a New York Times article.

Kevin Volpp's research profiled in Penn Medicine News.

Angela Duckworth has been selected as a 2013 MacArthur Fellow.

Stephen Cranney's survey research on religion and sense of purpose in life was discussed in an article in  the Florida State University News.

Hans-Peter Kohler is quoted in a September 6, 2013 New York Times article about the fertility rate in the United States.

Michael Katz's new book Public Education Under Siege is discussed by the author in an interview in the Washington Post.

Jason Schnittker is quoted in the Penn News discussing a student research project on diet and exercise.

Olivia S. Mitchell is interviewed about her research on financial literacy in a Wall Street Journal article about paying off mortgages before retirement.

Mark Pauly looks at hospitals hiring only non-smokers from an economic perspective.

Dennis Culhane and Tom Byrne of the School of Social Policy & Practice have helped to create an interactive Web-based application, Homelessness Analytics.

Olivia S. Mitchell makes some financial suggestions for newlyweds in the Wall Street Journal.

Michael Katz is quoted in a Next City article on emergency managment in Detroit.

Mark Pauly discusses the move of health care jobs from the hospital to outpatient home care.

Sarah Kagan has developed a new online course available via Coursera entitled "Growing Old Around the Globe".

Jerry Jacobs is cited in TIME for helping design a study on working motherhood.

Press Release: Jere R. Behrman leads the Grand Challenges Grant Project, related articles appear in the Penn Almanac and on page 7 of the SAS Magazine.

Michael Katz has been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS).

Olivia Mitchell comments in the New York Times on working abroad after retirement.

Mark Pauly is quoted in an article about the wide range of hospital billing.

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.

Grace Kao is featured in SAS Frontiers in an article about her studies of the immigrant experience and its effect on educational outcomes.

Olivia S. Mitchell's recent research on financial literacy is cited in an article in the Chicago Tribune.

Jason Schnittker is quoted about studying the link between prison time and mental illness in US News and World Report.

A New York Times article cites the research Flavio Cunha has done with James Heckman into the importance of early childhood education.

Joeseph Kable is featured in the NBC News Red Tape Chroniclies.

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.

Mark V. Pauly comments on urgent care in Delaware in a WHYY First Extra Edition video.

Jessica Ho's research is featured in Penn Current.

Joseph Kable's research challenges assumptions about the "marshmallow" test.

Olivia S. Mitchell comments on the article "How to retire on just $25,000 in the bank" on Marketplace.

The 2013 Penn @ PAA document is now available.

Kevin G. Volpp shares his thoughts about a judicial ruling against New York’s soda regulation in the New York Times.

Dennis Culhane is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on homeless in New York City.

Chenoa Flippen's research on Hispanic migration patterns was featured in SAS Frontiers.

A recent paper by Hyunjoon Park, Jere Berhman and Jaesung Choi has been highlighted in the Huffington Post article "Do Boys Face More Sexism Than Girls?"

Olivia S. Mitchell talks about how the middle class can manage risk better in Business Week.

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.

Richard Berk comments on how computers are helping predict an individual’s potential to commit crime for Newsworks.

Tukufu Zuberi contributes his thoughts about "communicative revolution" on The Huffington Post.

In SAS Frontiers, John MacDonald discusses America’s relationship with guns.

A Penn research team led by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque has uncovered the benefits of monogamy among a population of owl monkeys in Argentina.

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.

Sam Preston was interviewed on HuffPost Live about Americans dying younger than people in other developed countries.

Samuel H. Preston comments on fire arms and homicide in a New York Times article on health and longevity.