How Social Media Intersects with School Violence
Students increasingly use technology to instigate, document, and share fights, fueling cycles of aggression. An article in the New York Times discusses the growing role of cellphones and social media in escalating school violence. Desmond Upton Patton emphasizes the...
Daniel Semenza, PhD
Dr. Daniel Semenza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice (Primary) and the Department of Urban-Global Public Health in the School of Public Health (Secondary) at Rutgers University. He is the Director of...
Kit Delgado Recognized Among Pennsylvania’s Top Changemakers
Kit Delgado has been honored with a 2024 City & State Pennsylvania Impact Award. Dr. Delgado, an emergency physician and epidemiologist, leads innovative efforts to improve public health, including reducing distracted driving, promoting secure firearm storage,...
Educators 4 Education Ensuring Safer School Routes
The Safe Path program, a collaboration between the Philadelphia School District and the Penn Injury Science Center (PISC), aims to enhance school and community safety during dismissals. Led by Bernadette Hohl from PISC and supported by Anthony Singleton of Educators 4...
Gun Safe Giveaway Promotes Secure Firearm Storage
Sunny Jackson, part of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, led a team distributing free gun safes and locks at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. The initiative, part of Penn’s efforts to reduce firearm injuries, aims to keep guns away from children...
Forecasting U.S. Firearm Stock Growth by 2034
Dave Humphreys, led a study estimating the growth of the U.S. civilian firearm stock, projecting an increase from 378 million firearms in 2022 to 565 million by 2034 under current trends. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, highlights how modest increases in...
Transforming Systems and Structures for Health Justice
The work of Gina South, Nicole Thomas, and colleagues is featured on the cover story of the fall/winter 2024 issue of Penn Medicine magazine. In transformative efforts to address structural drivers of health disparities, the work highlights the link between...
Researching Safe Firearm Storage to Keep Children Safe
Katie Hoskins, with co-investigators Joel Fein, and Dorothy Novick, leads a new study funded by a $3.2 million NINR grant. This five-year project at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) scales out the S.A.F.E. Firearm intervention, promoting secure firearm...