Articles by Jordana Pearlman
07/20/20 1:34am
Health Equity and Policy Lab director mentors students while conducting global research
Dr. Jennifer Prah Ruger, a professor of Health Equity, Economics, and Policy at the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Perelman School of Medicine, founded HEPL in an endeavor to use social statistics for social change. 06/26/20 12:27am
'A blessing in disguise': Remote communication jumpstarts Penn Med student magazine launch
Apenndx released its inaugural issue in early June, which features content primarily focused on student stories about being displaced or impacted in any way by the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue, last updated on June 22, includes personal essays, opinion columns, poetry, art, and photography curated from dozens of Penn Medicine students. 06/08/20 5:51pm
As Penn weighs fall plans, professors worry about health, childcare, and student experience
While virtual-only instruction is only one of the University's outlined plans, some professors are worried a second consecutive online semester would continue to affect students’ abilities to learn. 06/01/20 12:34am
With fall semester format undecided, students worry about online classes, on-campus health
The University's four outlined scenarios have drawn mixed reactions from students, as some believe any form of on-campus instruction is too great a risk, while others wish Penn would have provided more specifics. 05/22/20 8:00pm