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Caring for, and learning from, Indigenous communities
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Caring for, and learning from, Indigenous communities

With support of Penn’s Center for Global Health, Robin Canada started a clinical rotation program for Penn at various Indian Health Service medical centers.

Alex Gardner

Uncovering unexpected properties in a complex quantum material
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A new study describes previously unexpected properties in a complex quantum material. Using a novel technique developed at Penn, these findings have implications for developing future quantum devices and applications.

Uncovering unexpected properties in a complex quantum material

Using a novel technique developed at Penn, researchers gained new insights into the properties of a proposed excitonic insulator known as Ta2NiSe5, with implications for future quantum devices.

Erica K. Brockmeier

Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community
Emilio Parrado in a classroom gesturing as he speaks to the class. Two people are blurred behind in the background. The 22 students in Emilio Parrado’s Academically Based Community Service course on Latinx in the United States will mentor high schoolers who are part of the Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación (CCATE) college-readiness program. Here Parrado describes the next steps to the class, with CCATE’s Holly Link and Obed Arango in the background.

Improving college access for Philadelphia’s Latinx community

A collaboration between Penn and the nonprofit Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educación aims to enhance a thriving post-secondary success program, create mentoring opportunities, and more.

Michele W. Berger

Helen Octavia Dickens: An expanded view of a trailblazing OB-GYN
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Dickens, a physician and advocate for women’s health, preventive care, and health equity for Black women and girls, was influential in her profession from the 1930s until her death in 2001. Now, an expanded portrait display honors more of her life and work and features photos not widely seen, such as this image by G. Marshall Wilson in 1947. (Image: Courtesy of Dickens’ daughter, Jayne Henderson Brown.)

Helen Octavia Dickens: An expanded view of a trailblazing OB-GYN

Helen Octavia Dickens was not only the first African American woman faculty member in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn, but a vital leader in the community advocating for preventive health for women and teen girls of color.

From Penn Medicine News

What are non-fungible tokens?
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  • Q&A

    • What are non-fungible tokens?

    What are NFTs? Sarah Hammer from The Wharton School breaks down the basics of the digital assets.

    Dee Patel

    Combating health misinformation
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    Combating health misinformation

    A new article from Penn Nursing explains how unreliable and false health information accelerated during the pandemic, and how social media platforms amplified the problem.

    From Penn Nursing News

    Two Penn faculty named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
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    Yuxin Chen (left) from the Wharton School and Deep Jariwala from the School of Engineering and Applied Science have been selected to receive 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships. This prestigious award recognizes extraordinary early-career researchers for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

    Two Penn faculty named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

    Yuxin Chen and Deep Jariwala have been recognized for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments as members of the next generation of scientific leaders.

    Erica K. Brockmeier

    How a more inclusive workplace could stem ‘The Great Resignation’
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    How a more inclusive workplace could stem ‘The Great Resignation’

    In a recent report, two Wharton School professors outline some key points organizations can take to effect change and meaningfully prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

    Dee Patel

    Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S.
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    Homepage image: 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.

    Penn announces new tuition-free program to recruit, train, and deploy nurse practitioners to underserved communities across the U.S.

    $125 million gift from Leonard A. Lauder to transform nursing care

    Ed Federico , Ron Ozio