Through
11/26
News Archives
A complete list of stories featured on Penn Today.
Filter Stories
Displaying 1841 - 1850 of 18467
News・ Campus & Community
LGBT Center by the numbers
To celebrate the LGBT Center’s 40th anniversary year and in honor of National Coming Out Day, Penn Today takes a look at the numbers.
News・ Campus & Community
How can universities help address the affordable housing crisis?
Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli talks about Penn’s plans.
News・ Campus & Community
The significance of Indigenous People’s Day
Two Penn students, Nyair Locklear, of the Tuscarora Nation and a member of the Lumbee Tribe, and Ryly Ziese, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, offer their points of view on the significance of Indigenous People’s Day
News・ Health Sciences
How a roller derby team promotes community and kindness
Philly Roller Derby Juniors team, supported by a Penn Medicine CAREs grant, is all about lifting up its teammates and offering a supportive community.
News・ Health Sciences
Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program
A group of five scientists received the Transformative Research Award for a project focusing on cancer research, while three investigators received the New Innovator Award for independent projects developed by early-career investigators.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Poet Wes Matthews combines writing, music, research, and service
College fourth-year Wes Matthews is combining writing, music, research, and service during his Penn experience. A former Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, the anthropology major and religious studies minor works at the Kelly Writers House and is a Wolf Humanities Center fellow.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Researching depression in low-income women
The importance of addressing depression among low-income women in multiple contexts is a theme of recent research by April Ivey, Jacqueline Corcoran, and others at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
‘Citizenship on the Edge’
In a new book, anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann look at who’s kept out of social governance and belonging.
News・ Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Misinformation about vaccine safety drives reluctance to vaccinate children
While 78% of U.S. adults are vaccinated against COVID-19, only 31% of children have been vaccinated. The discrepancy points to the acceptance of misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the COVID-19 vaccines in particular, according to a new study.
News・ Campus & Community
Finding community in the Jewish High Holy Days
Three cultural and academic leaders at Penn consider how a return to experiencing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in person offered physical and spiritual healing.