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A quarter-century of supporting Asian Pacific Islander students
Students relax in the PAACH space.

Penn students relax in the PAACH space recently. Alumni and students say PAACH is a "home away from home" for many from the Asian Pacific Islander community.

(Image: Courtesy of PAACH)

A quarter-century of supporting Asian Pacific Islander students

The Pan-Asian American Community House is marking 25 years of fostering community, inspiring leaders, and providing a home away from home.

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How 60 years of change realigned US health law’s role

How 60 years of change realigned US health law’s role

LDI senior fellow and Penn Carey law professor Allison Hoffman explains that as private entities have become embedded in public programs like Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, they now shape health care delivery while resisting oversight, driving up costs, and complicating efforts to improve care quality.

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2025 McGraw Prize in Education winners honored
(from left) Cathy N. Davidson, Joe Wolf, and Frederic Bertley

McGraw Prize winners (from left) Cathy N. Davidson, Joe Wolf, and Frederic Bertley.

(Image: Steve Belkowitz)

2025 McGraw Prize in Education winners honored

Four honorees were awarded with Penn GSE’s McGraw Prizes in Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Pre-K–12 Education in a ceremony in New York City this month.

Kat Stein

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Two Penn athletes earn Player of the Week accolades

Two Penn athletes earn Player of the Week accolades

Fourth-year men’s basketball guard Ethan Roberts was named Player of the Week by both the Ivy League and the Philadelphia Big 5, and fourth-year men’s football punter Santiago Sturla was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.

New book reveals systems that create health gaps

New book reveals systems that create health gaps

Antonia M. Villarruel, the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Penn Nursing, has co-authored a new book, “Systems That Impact Population Health: Past and Present,” which serves as a critical examination of how foundational U.S. systems, including law, education, housing, and health care, have historically shaped and continue to dictate health outcomes across diverse communities.

From Penn Nursing News

Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum
People visiting Penn’s new Native North American Gallery at the Penn Museum.

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Native North America Gallery opens at the Penn Museum

In partnership with eight Indigenous consulting curators, the newly renovated 2,000 sq. ft. gallery features more than 250 archaeological, historic, and contemporary items from the Museum’s North American collections.

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Understanding the climate record through objects
Melissa Charenko stands in front of art in her office.

In her office, Melissa Charenko has paintings by artist Jill Pelto that depict the kind of climate proxies Charenko writes about in her new book, such as sediment cores containing pollen grains.

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Understanding the climate record through objects

Melissa Charenko’s new book shares the history of how 20th-century scientists used climate “proxies”—such as tree rings and fossil pollen—to understand past climates, which has implications for future climate action.

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