what’s happening at sp2

A paper cowritten by SP2’s Ioana Marinescu is cited as an example of scarce research on a correlation between labor market concentration and labor law violations.

An examination of the role of air conditioning in human life cites a study coauthored by SP2’s R. Jisung Park, which predicts that rising temperatures could cause U.S. students to learn 10 percent less each year on average by 2050.

Penn Today highlights SP2 Dean Sara S. Bachman’s participation in a Climate Week at Penn panel alongside deans and leaders from Penn’s four other health schools.

SP2’s R. Jisung Park estimates that air conditioning in schools could prevent PSAT score gaps of up to 7 percent and $1,060 in future earnings loss per student.

SP2’s Johanna Greeson discusses the importance of organizations that assist families with relatively small expenses in order to prevent children from being separated from their parents due to conditions of poverty.

SP2’s Dennis Culhane speaks about elderly homelessness, a phenomenon not seen since the Great Depression.

SP2’s R. Jisung Park offers perspective on the impact of extreme heat on learning, a significant issue due to both climate change and unequal access to air conditioning in schools.

A New Yorker article about modern homelessness written by Pulitzer Prize – winning author Jennifer Egan prominently features the research of SP2’s Dennis Culhane.

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 to SP2’s Meredith Doherty and coauthors.

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