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National task force recommends removing race from kidney function equation

Backed by Penn Medicine research, the new clinical recommendations will promote health equity and increase Black patients’ access to transplantation.

Quarterback Andrew Paolini moves to the right in the pocket with the ball and looks down the field for an open receiver.

Pigskin pair pick up CSFL praise

Quarterback Andrew Paolini and linebacker Jake Inserra of the sprint football team have been named CSFL Offensive Player of the Week and Co-Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.

Former attorney general of the United States Loretta Lynch, wearing glasses, a black surgical mask and a blue suit dress, gestures as the speaks to a man in the foreground

Penn Political Union hosts AG Loretta Lynch

The first female African American attorney general discussed everything from her thoughts on law enforcement reform to her most memorable cases.

Perry World House turns 5

In a photo essay, Penn Today highlights some of the center’s memorable guests and events from over the half decade.

Penn Libraries’ new curator for Civic Engagement

Samantha Hill is the newest addition to the curatorial team in the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts.

A conversation with guest lecturer, historian, and best-selling author Jill Lepore

Best-selling author Jill Lepore, a Harvard history professor and staff writer at The New Yorker, spoke about teaching the U.S. Constitution during an era of constitutional crisis in a conversation with Graduate School of Education Dean Pam Grossman and Law School Dean Theodore Ruger.

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Gun violence exposure increases mental health-related ED visits by children

A proximity to violence and multiple exposures increase the risk of pediatric mental health distress, according to research from Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Wearing his white Penn jersey, running back Laquan McKever carries the back in the backfield.

Air and ground attack rockets Penn to victory

The sprint football team mounted up 270 yards in the air and 236 yards on the ground in their 55-28 romp over Mansfield on Saturday in northern Pennsylvania.

Masked people in a protest crowd holding signs that read Black Lives Matter, He Could Not Breathe, and Justice 4 George Floyd.

Reported anger, sadness, depression, and anxiety spiked after George Floyd killing

The police killing of George Floyd took an unprecedented toll on the emotional and mental health of Black Americans, according to a new study by LDI senior fellow Sharath Guntuku.

A landscape of Dana Tomlin’s face that appears to be block cut.

30 years of cartographic modeling later, Dana Tomlin retires

This year, Dana Tomlin is retiring from the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Weitzman School of Design, where he has taught courses in cartographic modeling for thirty years.

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