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News・ Education, Business, & Law
The case for affirmative action with Professor Cara McClellan
Penn Carey Law professor and founding director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic, shares how affirmative action benefits institutions and how the diversity it brings helps colleges and universities fulfill their educational missions.
News・ Health Sciences
Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine
Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.
News・ Science & Technology
Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows
Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Evoking an ancient world
The medieval English epic poem “Beowulf” is brought to life in a musical performance by Benjamin Bagby and academic discussion through a partnership among the Penn Live Arts, the Libraries, and the School of Arts & Sciences.
News・ Health Sciences
Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term
Penn Medicine research finds that in the 30-year study period, more severe head injuries doubled mortality rates.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox
Emilie Feldman, a professor of management at the Wharton School, reads an excerpt from her new book, which is the first and only comprehensive book on corporate divestitures.
News・ Sports
Quakers crush Crimson
The men’s basketball team beat Harvard 83-68 on Saturday at the Palestra. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
News・ Education, Business, & Law
Policing marginalized communities
This past semester, Quattrone Center fellow Anjelica Hendricks engaged students in the study of how policing intersects with race, gender, ability, and other intertwined socioeconomic identities.
News・ Campus & Community
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years
On Jan. 20, the Penn community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David S. Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. To much fanfare, the facility officially opened on Jan. 17, 2003.
News・ Health Sciences
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care
During her time in treatment, Rivers, who is Black, also discovered that many women, particularly Black women and other women of color, were in urgent need of guidance.