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News & Research
June 18, 2019

College affirmative action bans linked to higher rates of smoking among minority youth

Banning the use of affirmative action in college admissions can harm the health of minority high school students, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine suggests. The study, published in PLOS Medicine, found that in states with a ban, smoking among black, Hispanic, and Native American high school students increased nearly 4 percent after those bans were put into place. Some students continued smoking for years into adulthood. But the bans had no significant effect on white students’ behaviors, the study found. “Educational policies can have these unintended health consequences,” said Atheendar Venkataramani, a co-author of the study and assistant professor of health policy at Penn. “Social policies really matter for health, and it’s worth talking about.”

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June 18, 2019 | The Scientist

Do Devices that Monitor or Zap the Brain Live Up to Their Claims?

Direct-to-consumer neurotechnology is all the rage. A quick Google search will reveal devices that promise to accelerate learning, promote weight loss, improve sleep, and treat depression, just to name a few. The number of new patents for brain health technologies, which include both mental health apps and devices that monitor or stimulate the brain, exploded over the last decade—and are now worth billions of dollars.

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June 14, 2019

Holly Fernandez Lynch JD, MBE selected to be Greenwall Faculty Scholar

Her project is "What Makes Health Care Gatekeeping Ethical?”

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June
27
104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States

Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: S. Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS, MA, FHM

Learn More 2019-06-27 12:00:00 2019-06-27 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: S. Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS, MA, FHM Section Chief of Hospital Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
July
9
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Angela Bradbury, MD

Learn More 2019-07-09 12:00:00 2019-07-09 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Angela Bradbury, MD Returning genetic research results to research participants Abstract and bio forthcoming. https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p8527609 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
July
16
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Penn Bioethics Seminar | Matt McCoy, PhD

Learn More 2019-07-16 12:00:00 2019-07-16 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Matt McCoy, PhD Abstract and bio forthcoming. http://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/faculty-all/matthew-mccoy8 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
July
23
1402 Blockley Hall

Penn Bioethics Seminar | Cara Fallon, PhD

Learn More 2019-07-23 12:00:00 2019-07-23 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Cara Fallon, PhD Abstract and bio forthcoming. http://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/fellows/cara-kiernan-fallon 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
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The University of Pennsylvania will host the 15th World Congress of Bioethics, June 19-21, 2020.

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