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Study: Climate change’s cost includes losses of learning and earnings due to natural disasters

In the wake of natural disasters, survivors’ losses of education and lifetime earnings may be comparable to the cost of property damage, according to a…

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Program improving public health response to intimate partner violence receives second year of funding 

Penn SP2's Survivor Link + Public Health AmeriCorps program, which strengthens the response to intimate partner violence, earns a second year of funding.

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SP2’s 2023 Commencement highlights need “to improve the well-being of all people”

Themes of joy, humanity, and justice took center stage at the 2023 Commencement of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2). In an evening…

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SP2 congratulates 2023 award winners

Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is pleased to announce the 2023 SP2 Award Winners. SP2 awardees will be recognized for their outstanding…

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SP2 celebrates five accomplished changemakers at Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Five distinguished alumni of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) spoke about their aims of creating justice, community, and hope at the 2023…

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Faculty tribute: SP2 Professor Irene Wong retiring in 2023

Although she will retire as a standing faculty member this spring, Professor Irene Wong is determined to continue her research to reduce the stigma of…

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Eight SP2 students named winners in Green Space Data Challenge

For projects that transform data about green spaces into actionable community indicators, eight students in the Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) Program at…

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Study: Guaranteed income improved people’s health during pandemic

Associate Professor Amy Castro of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is co-author of the final results announced today from the Stockton pilot…

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Art @ SP2 exhibit affirms diversity, belonging, and community in renovated lobby

The 'Art @ SP2' exhibit fills the renovated Caster Building lobby with works celebrating diversity, belonging, and community.

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SP2 announces Amber Hikes, MSW’08, as 2023 commencement speaker

Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) announced today that SP2 graduate Amber Hikes, MSW’08, (they/she), current Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture…

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Event with Ben Jealous looks beyond America’s racial fault line

Civil rights leader Ben Jealous shared personal stories and insight on confronting racism in a talk at Penn SP2 on America's racial divide.

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SP2 researchers recognized at Society for Social Work and Research conference

Penn SP2 researchers earn recognition for leadership and scholarship at the 2023 Society for Social Work and Research conference.

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Engaging in Administrative Payment Tasks May Correlate With Treatment Delays and Nonadherence in Cancer Care

Engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care was associated with an 18% increase in cost-related cancer treatment delays or nonadherence, according…

aacr.org Engaging in Administrative Payment Tasks May Correlate With Treatment Delays and Nonadherence in Cancer Care

This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences

SP2’s Desmond Patton speaks about ethical approaches to using ChatGPT in social science research.

technical.ly This Penn researcher is exploring how ChatGPT fits into the social sciences

Trump Vote Conspiracy Trial, Jacksonville Shooting, Schools and Heat, Simone Biles

Around the nine-minute mark, NPR’s Up First cites research coauthored by SP2’s R. Jisung Park on the impact of extreme heat on learning.

npr.org Trump Vote Conspiracy Trial, Jacksonville Shooting, Schools and Heat, Simone Biles

All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens

SP2’s Desmond Patton offers perspective on the relationship between online expressions of grief and real-life violence.

npr.org All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens

Health capabilities, explained

Penn Today explains a method of assessing the individual and collective ability to be healthy developed by SP2's Dr. Jennifer J. Prah.

penntoday.upenn.edu Health capabilities, explained

20,000 workers a year are injured by California’s extreme heat. What can the state do?

SP2’s R. Jisung Park speaks about his coauthored finding that low-wage workers, especially young men, face the greatest risks of heat-related injuries.

desertsun.com 20,000 workers a year are injured by California’s extreme heat. What can the state do?

What You Should Know About Social Media

How can parents help their children navigate digital spaces safely? SP2’s Desmond Patton, a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor who is also a social worker at…

chop.edu What You Should Know About Social Media

Part Stock Fund, Part Donor-Advised Fund: a New Bid for Young Donors

Kat Rosqueta, founding executive director of SP2’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP), discusses progress in the quest to identify meaningful metrics of nonprofit performance.…

philanthropy.com Part Stock Fund, Part Donor-Advised Fund: a New Bid for Young Donors

Committed to Public Defense

George Kunkel, a recent SP2 graduate and current Penn Carey Law student, is working toward a career in public defense alongside trial attorneys in New…

law.upenn.edu Committed to Public Defense

Transition from ‘dirty’ to green US jobs rises, leaving older workers behind

SP2’s R. Jisung Park discusses his research showing that the green energy transition may leave some workers behind and predicts that the Inflation Reduction Act…

theguardian.com Transition from ‘dirty’ to green US jobs rises, leaving older workers behind

What Happens When Workers Disclose A Mental Illness Like Bipolar Disorder At Work

SP2’s Steven Marcus highlights the importance of compassion, efforts to reduce stigma, and training to effectively integrate persons with serious mental illness into the workforce.

ldi.upenn.edu What Happens When Workers Disclose A Mental Illness Like Bipolar Disorder At Work

There are lessons for the NYPD after the chaos in Union Square

SP2’s Desmond Patton offers perspective on the relationship between digital media and “real life” in the wake of the influencer-driven events in Union Square.

gothamist.com There are lessons for the NYPD after the chaos in Union Square