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    Taking ethnic studies courses increases academic performance
    A high school classroom with kids in class at their desks.

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    Taking ethnic studies courses increases academic performance

    Sade Bonilla, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education, and colleagues found that high school students in the San Francisco Unified School District experienced academic benefits from participating in an ethnic studies course.

    3 min. read

    The public health impacts of floods
    The Philly freeway submerged in water after flooding from a hurricane.

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    The public health impacts of floods

    Cheryl Bettigole, executive director of the Penn Center for Public Health and former health commissioner of Philadelphia, discusses the many ways communities are affected by floods

    3 min. read

    Coming up clutch with Jana Dweek
    Jana Dweek holds a squash racket up against a wall with squash ball marks.

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    Coming up clutch with Jana Dweek

    The fourth year on the women’s squash team discusses the Quakers’ national championship-winning season. Dweek clinched the Howe Cup for the Red & Blue by winning the decisive match in straight sets.

    3 min. read

    Hard work with Simone Sawyer
    Simone Sawyer holds a basketball on her shoulder.

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    Hard work with Simone Sawyer

    The fourth-year guard on the women’s basketball team discusses playing basketball with her best friends, the responsibilities of a team captain, her most memorable game, and supporting well-being.

    3 min. read

    Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation
    Kent Smetters and another person looking at a whiteboard

    Junghoon Lee (left), director of engineering and data at the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), and Kent Smetters (right). The PWBM is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.

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    Where economic modeling meets real-world legislation

    The Penn Wharton Budget Model is the only non-governmental group analyzing how public policy simultaneously affects the federal budget, macroeconomic growth, and human welfare.

    3 min. read

    Hoop dreams with Ethan Roberts
    Ethan Roberts holding a basketball at the entrance to the Palestra.

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    Hoop dreams with Ethan Roberts

    The fourth-year guard discusses how basketball is a microcosm for life, transferring to Penn, playing for Coach Fran McCaffery, and the pride he has in donning the Red & Blue.

    4 min. read

    Hurrah for the Red and the Blue
    From left, Coach Mike McLaughlin, Mataya Gayle, and President J. Larry Jameson.

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    Hurrah for the Red and the Blue

    On Saturday at the Palestra, President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. acknowledged Penn student-athletes for their remarkable achievements.

    2 min. read

    A balancing act with Carly Oniki
    Carly Oniki leans against a balance beam in the gymnastics training center.

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    A balancing act with Carly Oniki

    The fourth-year gymnast discusses the multiyear success of the gymnastics team, her love of the sport, her favorite place on campus, some off-the-mat activities, and why Penn was her dream school.

    5 min. read

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