Quakers crush Crimson Image: Penn Athletics Quakers crush Crimson The men’s basketball team beat Harvard 83-68 on Saturday at the Palestra. Four Quakers scored in double figures.
Patient advocate Jamil Rivers leads women of color to better breast cancer care Jamil Rivers, founder of The Chrysalis Initiative. (Image: Penn Medicine News) nocred 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.
Policing marginalized communities nocred 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.
Pottruck Center powerlifts 20 years nocred 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.
What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan LeShawn Jefferson, Manizha Wafeq, Joy Kolin, and Wazhmah Osman (left to right) discussed how Afghan women and girls are continuing to fight for their rights despite the Taliban’s efforts. (Image: Courtesy of Perry World House) What comes next for women and girls in Afghanistan A panel discussion at Perry World House explored how Afghan women and girls have continued to organize and fight for their own equality despite the Taliban’s resurgence.
Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia Through the lens: A digital depiction of dyslexia Artist-in-residence and visiting scholar Rebecca Kamen has blended AI and art to produce animated illustrations representing how a dyslexic brain interprets information.
Clearing the air with biomaterials “We were excited that it was a pleasant smell, had been historically mapped to human health, and could contribute to air quality,” Laia Mogas-Soldevila says of the aromatic lattice. Clearing the air with biomaterials Senseable Biomaterials for Healthier Habitats, a project led by assistant professor of architecture Laia Mogas-Soldevila, contributed a lattice installation made from architectural biomaterials to the ICA, acting as an antimicrobial air purifier.
Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place Connor Barwin (second from right) and members of the Philadelphia Eagles. (Image: Wharton Stories) nocred Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place The former NFL outside linebacker for the Eagles, and founder of the Make the World Better Foundation, is enrolled in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives.
Science and service at Philly’s Paul Robeson High School Science and service at Philly’s Paul Robeson High School Penn students in the Academically Based Community Service course Everyday Neuroscience team up with 10th-graders from Paul Robeson High School.
‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future “You can’t get a colorblind society until you’ve addressed all of the effects of a race-specific society,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Sarah J. Jackson. “What the 1619 Project is trying to do is to really complexify and subvert these myths about America.” (Image: Eddy Marenco) ‘Fight for it:’ Nikole Hannah-Jones on abolition, reparation, and building a more just future Nikole Hannah-Jones, award-winning journalist and author of the 1619 Project, delivered the 22nd annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice on Jan. 25 in conversation with Sarah Jackson of the Annenberg School for Communication.