Emily Falk, an EII Faculty Fellow and and vice dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, has, with colleagues including Allie Sinclair and Michael Mann, published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that examines why many U.S. adults who believe that climate change is happening are not motivated to make changes. Read more about the project's 'intervention tournament' in Penn Today. 

Julie Ellis, an EII Faculty Fellow and adjunct professor of pathobiology at Penn Vet — who will also serve as EII Interim Faculty Director for 2025-26 — is part of two projects that have been awarded Draw Down the Lightning grants. In collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, Julie will be working on the One Campus, One Health Certificate Program and Accessing Nature. Read more about each of these projects in Penn Today.

Chenyi Ma, MSW, PhD, research assistant professor in Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice:
Pandemic Anxiety: How Job Loss, Food Insecurity, and Vaccination Shaped Mental Health 
Chenyi Ma, Tony E Smith, Dennis P Culhane 
The Journals of Gerontology Series B, February 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP) 
This study examines how job loss, food insecurity, and COVID-19 vaccination influenced anxiety levels, particularly among different racial and age groups, and what lessons can be applied to future disaster preparedness and response. 
Journal article: DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae181 
Plain-language Summary: https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1093%25252Fgeronb%25252Fgbae181/reader