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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.

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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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Processing grief through goats and accessibility
Grace Freund with a goat from the Philly Goat Project.

Grace Freund, an oncology nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with a goat from the Philly Goat Project.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News)

Processing grief through goats and accessibility

A new Penn Medicine CAREs grant will make accessibility updates to a grief garden at the Philly Goat Project.

Eric Horvath

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The W. P. Carey Foundation commits $3M to endow interdisciplinary professorship

The W. P. Carey Foundation commits $3M to endow interdisciplinary professorship

The William P. Carey Professorship in Economics will recognize exemplary faculty at the intersection of economics and political scienc; the inaugural chair holder is Enrique Mendoza, who will assume the title of William P. Carey Professor in Economics.

Penn Nursing announces Conway Scholars for 2025-26

Penn Nursing announces Conway Scholars for 2025-26

This is the third cohort of Conway Scholars, funded with a grant from Bedford Falls Foundation, and awarded to 80 high-merit students with financial need.

Kelly Jordan-Sciutto on advancing graduate education through Penn Forward
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto smiling at fellow panelists.

Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, vice provost for graduate education and chair of the Penn Forward working group for Graduate and Professional Training. 

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    • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto on advancing graduate education through Penn Forward

    Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, vice provost for graduate education and chair of the Penn Forward Graduate and Professional Training working group, says, ‘I don’t want students to walk uphill both ways in the snow just because I had to.’

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    Brain activity reveals what makes persuasive messages stick

    Brain activity reveals what makes persuasive messages stick

    A new study by the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues reveals that activity in brain regions associated with reward and social processing can predict the effectiveness of messages.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

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    How California’s new AI law seeks to safeguard children

    How California’s new AI law seeks to safeguard children

    Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics Kevin Werbach discusses the implications of California’s new AI safety legislation focused on protecting children online.