Marissa DeCesaris hopes to make an impact on improving care for the mentally ill.
School of Nursing
Harley Pasternak Blogs: 5 Reasons You Need to Eat Breakfast – Plus 7 Delicious Recipe Ideas
April 10, 2013
A study from the School of Nursing about the effect of breakfast on children’s brainpower is spotlighted.
Article Source: People
Check Up: Understaffing of NICUs
March 25, 2013
Eileen Lake of the School of Nursing is highlighted for her study on nurse staffing and low-birthweight babies.
Article Source: Philly.com
Groundbreaking Penn Conference Tackles the Complex of Urbanization and Food
Feeding Cities: Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World, the first international conference examining the critical link between urbanization and food security, will be held at the University of Pennsylvania from Wednesday, March 13, through Friday, March 15, 2013.
Penn IUR Honors Leaders in Urban Food Systems at the Ninth Annual Urban Leadership Forum
The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) hosts the 9th Annual Urban Leadership Forum on Wednesday March 13th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm to celebrate exemplary leaders in the effort to build resilient, food-secure, and livable cities.
Joan Clos
Yael Lehmann
Ridwan Kamil
Online Courses Enable Penn Alumni to Continue Learning
As students at the University of Pennsylvania, they exercised their love of learning, and now, as Penn alumni, thanks to online courses, they can add to their knowledge base or explore subject matter they either couldn’t or didn’t when on campus.
Ashley Mahoney
Rochelle Rabin
Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason and Penn Medicine and Penn Nursing’s Yvonne Paterson Win One Health Award
PHILADELPHIA — Nicola Mason and Yvonne Paterson have been named this year’s recipients of the University of Pennsylvania
Nicola Mason
Yvonne Paterson
Can Breakfast Make Kids Smarter?
February 5, 2013
Jianghong Liu of the School of Nursing is quoted about leading a study on the impact on the academic performance of children who regularly have breakfast.
Article Source: ScienceDaily
Penn Nursing Student’s Family Ties Propel Him Forward
“Well-rounded” just doesn’t seem to cover it. Nor does “always busy.”
Andrew Dierkes, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, but, he’s no ordinary undergraduate.
Andrew Dierkes
Insulin-requiring Diabetes Up in Young Children, Study Finds
February 4, 2013
Terry Lipman of the School of Nursing comments on a large increase in type 1 diabetes in young children.
Article Source: Reuters
