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Alexander Adames explores the ‘Costs of the American Dream’
Alexander Adames.

Alexander Adames, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology. (Image: OMNIA)

Alexander Adames explores the ‘Costs of the American Dream’

The Ph.D. candidate in sociology examines the predictors and consequences of social mobility for people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

From Omnia

2020 voting report: By the numbers
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Students sign up on National Voter Registration Day in September 2021. 

2020 voting report: By the numbers

Penn students voted in unprecedented numbers during the 2020 presidential election, in part due to the voter-engagement program Penn Leads the Vote, which recently won the 2021 ALL IN Democracy Challenge Best Action Plan Award.

Kristina García

Asian American Pacific Heritage Week: Connecting with culture
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Members of Penn Appétit present their culinary creations to Inga Lam. 

Asian American Pacific Heritage Week: Connecting with culture

The 18th annual Asian American Pacific Heritage Week culminated with a student-moderated keynote talk delivered by Inga Lam, a senior video producer at Buzzfeed and YouTube phenomenon.

Kristina García

Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities
Sharon Wolf gesturing with her hands speaking to someone in an office.

Penn GSE assistant professor Sharon Wolf. (Image: Penn GSE)

Sharon Wolf’s work in Ghana expands to address pandemic-related inequalities

The assistant professor at Penn GSE applies research of children, their primary caregiver, and teachers throughout the pandemic about their experiences with remote schooling to a new approach in controlling learning opportunities before gaps in learning form.

From Penn GSE

Can food assistance influence diabetes trends in the U.S.?
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Can food assistance influence diabetes trends in the U.S.?

In a new study, researchers investigate the relationship between the prevalence of diabetes at the county-level and state SNAP policies, with findings that suggest SNAP could play a key role in the health of communities.  

From Penn LDI

Practical tools to help you bring your conscience to work
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Wharton professor and author, G. Richard Shell, of "The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values. Advance Your Career." (Image: Harper Collins Leadership)

Practical tools to help you bring your conscience to work

A new book by Wharton professor G. Richard Shell serves as a guide to help you stand by your values and create a more ethical workplace.

Dee Patel

Veterans at Penn
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(Homepage image) American flags dot the grass in front of College Hall.

Veterans at Penn

Jesse Hamilton, Jason Hartwig, and Greg Luttman are incorporating their military experience and varied perspectives into their research and work.

Kristen de Groot

A Black-owned radio station, a physician, and a quest to prevent colon cancer
A pair of hands holding a cancer screening kit vial in one hand and paperwork in another extended to a person standing in a park.

A FIT Kit comes in an envelope and includes instructions, a prepaid return mailing envelope, and a small tube to contain a probe that the user will insert into a stool sample to capture a tiny particle. In the lab, the small sample is tested for signs of blood in the stool, which may not be visible. (Image: Penn Medicine Service in Action)

A Black-owned radio station, a physician, and a quest to prevent colon cancer

A unique community-based campaign by Penn Medicine, WURD, Philadelphia’s Black-owned and -operated talk radio station, and other organizations provide free colon cancer testing kits and follow-up support to Philadelphia residents.

From Penn Medicine News

‘Encrypted’ peptides could be wellspring of natural antibiotics
Microscopic view of an amino acid chain.

‘Encrypted’ peptides could be wellspring of natural antibiotics

An interdisciplinary team of Penn researchers have used a carefully designed algorithm to discover a new suite of antimicrobial peptides, or naturally occurring antibiotics, in the human genome.

From Penn Engineering Today