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Penn COVID-19 Response
WXPN’s Black Opry Residency reclaims Americana as the inclusive genre it can be
WXPN’s Black Opry Residency reclaims Americana as the inclusive genre it can be
In collaboration with Black Opry, WXPN invited five Black Americana musicians to participate in a week-long residency in Philadelphia.
Penn COVID-19 Response
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy
Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023
Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023
A centuries-old word with a modern twist
A centuries-old word with a modern twist
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Higher education conference emphasizes importance of international collaborations
Higher education conference emphasizes importance of international collaborations
Who, What, Why: Sarah Kane on the sonification of astronomical data
Who, What, Why: Sarah Kane on the sonification of astronomical data
Werchan, Baker awarded weekly Ivy honors
Werchan, Baker awarded weekly Ivy honors
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2023 Women of Color at Penn Awards
2023 Women of Color at Penn Awards
The 36th annual Women of Color at Penn award ceremony celebrated the achievements of women of color at Penn and in the broader community, highlighting this year’s theme of self-care and healing.
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
Gymnastics team wins second straight GEC Championship
Gymnastics team wins second straight GEC Championship
The Quakers vanquished seven other schools at the conference championship on Saturday in Virginia to claim the crown.
Democracy in Israel
Democracy in Israel
Perry World House hosted a conversation to look at how the proposals from Israel’s new far-right government could weaken the country’s democracy.
‘Building bridges’: Iraqi Global Guide offers tours, personal insight
‘Building bridges’: Iraqi Global Guide offers tours, personal insight
Yaroub Al-Obaidi, an Iraqi artist and scholar who settled in Philadelphia in 2016, gives Penn Museum visitors an insider’s view of the Middle East Galleries and creates connections with U.S. Iraq War veterans.
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Conversation with Jason Reynolds
Join in conversation with Jason Reynolds, author of “Ghost,” a National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature, as well as a Marvel Comic, “Miles Morales: Spider-Man.”
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Cancer Interception and Prevention
This talk will explore the potential impact of new cancer interventions that could prevent 50-60 percent of cancers if optimally employed. Scholars who will speak include: Robert Vonderheide, director of the Abramson Cancer Center; Jonathan Epstein, executive vice dean and chief scientific officer at the Perelman School of Medicine; and Susan Domchek, executive director of the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center.
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President Magill around campus
Liz Magill began her duties at the University on July 1. Here’s what she’s been up to most recently.
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Penn’s Undergraduate Class Boards squeezed together for a selfie with President Magill.
President Magill joined University leaders and deans to recognize and spend time with Penn’s Presidential Ph.D. Fellows.
Next to Roy Vagelos, President Magill watched as the final structural beam was raised atop the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
President Magill and Marc Lo of Penn First Plus met with students Victoria Garcia and Ashwarya Devason ahead of the 1vyG Summit, which took place on Penn’s campus.
With Professor André Dombrowski and University Curator Lynn Marsden-Atlass, President Magill previewed the Arthur Ross Gallery’s newest exhibition.
President Magill was greeted by a Penn Vet working dog in training at a special anniversary celebration of the Pottruck Center.
President Magill gained a glimpse into the unique Kelly Writers House.
Unveiled at the beginning of February, President Magill viewed a mural at The ARCH that celebrates Black history.
In New York City, President Magill kicked off the Penn Forward Tour with Trustee Chair Scott L. Bok and hundreds of alumni.
Students from Penn’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps chatted with President Magill during a Veterans Day event.
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Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
What statistics are most likely to promote positive actions during a pandemic?
A new study from PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín and research associate Haesung Annie Jung finds that some COVID statistics are more effective than others at encouraging people to change their behavior.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Flu vaccination rate holds but misinformation about flu and COVID persists
The latest Annenberg Science Knowledge survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center highlights continuing uncertainty about consequential information about the flu, COVID-19, and vaccination.
