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Making an impact on National Voter Registration Day  
Penn President Liz Magill stands with members of Penn Leads the Vote in front of a voter registration table on College Green.

Making an impact on National Voter Registration Day  

Penn Leads the Vote conducted efforts across campus Tuesday to inform the Penn community about how to register to vote, check their registration status, and more.

Lauren Hertzler

‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son
A young boy sitting on a couch listening to his parent.

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‘Do say gay’: Inclusive sexuality discussions between parent and son

Kids are coming out at earlier ages than previous generations. A new study examines whether discussions at home about health and sexuality sufficiently meet kids’ sexual education needs.

From Penn Nursing News

Crime and the scientific method
workbench showcasing the forensic toolkit

Crime and the scientific method

The multidisciplinary faculty in the Department of Criminology harness diverse methodologies to improve public safety and inform policy and planning.

Blake Cole, Michele W. Berger

Unpacking Latino conservatism
Three people sit on a stage at a table

Geraldo Cadava (center), discussed the history of Latino conservatism with political scientist Michael Jones-Correa (right), in a talk moderated by Chenoa Flippen (left).

Unpacking Latino conservatism

The Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies hosted Geraldo Cadava, author of “The Hispanic Republican,” and Penn political scientist Michael Jones-Correa to help situate recent Latino trends within the longer historical perspective.

Kristen de Groot

Quakers claw back versus Colgate
Against Colgate at Franklin Field, a host of Penn defenders tackle a Colgate player with the ball.

Quakers claw back versus Colgate

The football team defeated Colgate 25-14 in their season opener on Saturday at Franklin Field. The Quakers trailed at halftime before scoring 22 unanswered points.
ICA, WXPN awarded Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants
Musicians from the Black Opry Revue performing on a porch

WXPN is partnering with the Black Opry collective to support a Black Opry residency for five emerging Black Americana musicians. (Image: Black Opry Revue, 2021, by Gabriel Baretto)

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ICA, WXPN awarded Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project grants

The Institute of Contemporary Art and WXPN have been awarded 2022 project grants from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Stuart Weitzman School of Design alumni James Maurelle, now on the faculty, and James Allister Sprang are among 12 Pew Fellows in the Arts named this year.
The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten
A Penn Nursing student oversees a young student.

The Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program will recruit and prepare nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S.

The Lauder Fellows: Meet the first ten

The Nursing School’s ten inaugural Fellows to the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner program will work with rural and urban underserved communities for the tuition-free program.

From Penn Nursing News

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners
Students Akin Adio and Abi Ocholi

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, undergrads Abi Ocholi and Akin Adio deepened their understanding of qualitative research and of the experiences of caregivers.

Katherine Unger Baillie

The future of globalization in a fracturing world
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Penn climate scientist Michael E. Mann sit on a stage at Perry World house in front of an audience of listeners

(Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium.

The future of globalization in a fracturing world

Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization

Kristen de Groot