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Finding light in dark times
Cupped hands holding a tea light candle.

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Finding light in dark times

Professors Deven Patel and Steven Weitzman in the School of Arts & Sciences discuss why Diwali and Hanukkah, both festivals of lights, can act as symbols of hope.

Michele W. Berger

Three sisters share Penn Dental education
Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad.

From left to right: Joanna Haddad, Mira-Belle Haddad, and Anna-Maria Haddad.

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Three sisters share Penn Dental education

The trio of DMD students were raised in Lebanon and grew up in an environment where oral health care was inaccessible to the general population. At Penn Dental Medicine, they share a unique bond and a common vision for their future.

From Penn Dental Medicine

Over a third of Americans worry about getting the flu, RSV, or COVID-19
A child on a nebulizer.

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Over a third of Americans worry about getting the flu, RSV, or COVID-19

American adults are worried they or loved ones will succumb to the ‘tripledemic’ illnesses in the next three months, according to a new health survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Giving Tuesday
Volunteers organizing at a food drive

Giving Tuesday, now just 11 years old, was originally conceived in response to Black Friday as a tonic to consumerism, says Katherina “Kat” Rosqueta, founding executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the School of Social Policy & Practice.

(Image: Joel Muniz on Unsplash)

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday, now just 11 years old, was originally conceived in response to Black Friday as a tonic to consumerism. Katherina “Kat” Rosqueta of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy discusses how the day is an opportunity to think about others.

Kristina García

Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries 
Two people looking at large COVID posters on a table in the Kislak Libary.

COVID-19 propaganda posters in Chinese; Wuhan, China; 2020

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Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries 

Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.
A space for lifesaving, collaborative work
rna lab opening group photo From left to right: J. Larry Jameson, Liz Magill, Drew Weissman, Katalin Karikó, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Kevin B. Mahoney, Jonathan A. Epstein, and James Hoxie.

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A space for lifesaving, collaborative work

Gov. Josh Shapiro, President Liz Magill, and others from the University community celebrated the new home of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation.

Lauren Hertzler

From high school to the hospital
High school students in a classroom in Penn Med’s summer program.

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From high school to the hospital

An immersive program at the Perelman School of Medicine gives high school students a sneak peek at a potential future in the medical field.

From Penn Medicine News

The future of AI: How Wharton is leading the charge
Crosswalk with pedestrians overlaid by 1s and 0s.

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The future of AI: How Wharton is leading the charge

The AI at Wharton Initiative and AI in Focus podcast series highlight the evolving and growing role of artificial intelligence in all areas of life, with Wharton as a global focal point for its study.

Dee Patel