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A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair
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A step toward ethical stewardship and ongoing repair

An interfaith commemoration for 19 Black Philadelphians whose remains were part of the Morton Cranial Collection will take place at the Penn Museum.

Penn Today Staff

Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community
A postpartum person and their newborn on a couch.

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Improving maternal care for new moms in the Hispanic community

Penn Medicine’s Chester County Hospital’s latest patient care initiative focuses on improving postpartum outcomes and decreasing health care disparities.

From Penn Medicine News

Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry
New trees planted in a field.

Image: Courtesy of the Environmental Innovations Initiative

Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry

The Alliance planted an initial 250 trees at New Bolton Center with assistance from volunteers and students from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage
emily wilson sitting in the penn museum auditorium

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A ‘celebrity translator’ takes center stage

Emily Wilson, professor of classical studies, is renowned for her English translations of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poems, first “The Odyssey” and now the “The Iliad.”
MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities
Keynote at MLK interfaith event.

Rev. William Gipson moderates a keynote discussion with Rabbi David Wolpe and actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, both Penn alumni.

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MLK Interfaith Commemoration highlights allyship of Black and Jewish communities

The annual event this year featured a discussion between Rabbi David Wolpe and alum, actor, writer, and director Jonah Platt, along with student performances and the presentation of awards.
Fast times at Boston U
Isabella Whittaker races down the track during an indoor meet.

Fourth-year sprinter Isabella Whittaker of the women’s track and field team.

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Fast times at Boston U

Members of the women’s track and field team set new school, Ivy League, and facility records on Saturday at Boston University.
Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare
3d illustration of a damaged and disintegrating cancer cell.

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Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare

A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that the development of any type of second cancer is a rare occurrence, and some of the earliest patients have gone on to experience long-lasting remissions of a decade or more.

From Penn Medicine News

Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’
The year 2024 written in the snow with a heart for a zero.

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Resolutions for a ‘fresh start’

The latest from the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” looks into the business, psychology, and economy of resolutions in its “Fresh Start” episodes.

From Knowledge at Wharton