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A community social worker balancing gun violence prevention and trauma recovery

Denise Johnson has two roles in Penn’s gun violence prevention efforts as program manager for the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center-based Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program and the Penn Community Violence Prevention team.

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Graduate Emergency Fund eases unanticipated financial burdens for grad students

The Graduate Emergency Fund, which began as a temporary program during the pandemic, has become a permanent resource for grad students facing acute financial needs.

Seven seniors on the women's lacrosse team pose on Franklin Field with flowers after the Cornell game. Coaches and family members stand behind them.

Seniors come up big in Senior Day win over Cornell

The 17th-ranked women’s lacrosse team beat the Big Red 15-12 on Saturday at Franklin Field. Fourth-year players accounted for more than half of Penn’s goals.

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Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present

Penn Medicine research shows this test can detect a build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid.

Will Atkins, Vicky Aquino, and students affix flower stickers to the new AAPI mural

A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference

A new mural in the ARCH building lobby represents and celebrates the diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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Winners of 2023 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students celebrated

The long-running Prize for graduate student instructors recognizes excellent graduate instructors; unlike many other awards, nominations are made by students.

Study reveals new insights on brain development sequence through adolescence

A new study by Penn Medicine finds the brain maturation sequence renders youth sensitive to environmental impacts through adolescence.

Art of the South Asian diaspora

An event spearheaded by the Asian American Studies Program combined scholarship and artistic practice to showcase art of the South Asian diaspora as a contemporary American tradition.

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Celebrating Earth Week at Penn

Organized by Penn Sustainability, Earth Week runs April 17-23 and will include dozens of events centered on the themes of environmental justice, climate, and nature-based solutions.

A painted wall in front of a traditional Korean building.

The joys of ‘liberated yet respectful observation’ in Seoul

Students in the Weitzman School spent two weeks with visiting artists, curators, and language instructors in Seoul, developing working vocabularies of Korean culture for a well-researched visual portfolio.

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