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Turning empty spaces into comfortable homes

Since 2018, the President’s Engagement Prize-winning team behind Chicago Furniture Bank has operated full speed ahead—already furnishing 5,500 homes for more than 14,000 people in need.

Row of three-story rowhouses in Philadelphia, some windows boarded up.

City-funded housing repairs in low-income neighborhoods impacts crime rates

Penn Medicine research suggests that investment in structurally damaged homes in low-income and minority neighborhoods are associated with reduced crime and improved public health.

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Q&A

Post-pandemic tipping

Wharton’s Catherine Lamberton talks about tipping’s new normal, advocating for “appreciation and generosity.”

President Biden signing an executive order in the Oval Office.

Restructuring competition: The Biden executive order and beyond

Antitrust experts from Penn reflect on the significance and likely consequences of the Biden Administration’s approach to competition policy.

Anthony Fauci speaking at a podium with an American flag in the background.

Public trust in CDC, FDA, and Fauci holds steady, survey shows

The top U.S. health agencies retain the trust of the vast majority of the American public, as does Anthony Fauci, the public face of U.S. efforts to combat the virus, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Amalia Dache sitting criss-cross applesauce on a sea wall in Cuba reading a book.

What you need to know about the protests in Cuba

Penn GSE’s Amalia Dache traveled to Cuba in 2018 and 2019 to research the Afro Cuban experience, and the opportunities that existed—or were closed off from—the island nation’s significant Black population.

A college showing the six Penn athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, three on the top and three on the bottom.

Meet the Penn athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics

Six Quakers are going for the gold in the Olympic Games, representing the United States, Canada, Jamaica, Bermuda, and Taiwan/Chinese Taipei.

Panoramic view of Philadelphia and the Schuykill River.

Penn’s Supplier Diversity Forum and Expo goes virtual

Tune into the live event Wednesday, July 28, at noon. Featured speakers include Wharton Dean Erika H. James and ActOne Founder and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd, followed by an online expo featuring dozens of diverse businesses.

Two masked medical professionals attend to a masked patient, taking their blood pressure.

Safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals saves lives and lowers costs

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health showed that establishing safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals in Chile could save lives, prevent readmissions, shorten hospital stays, and reduce costs.

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The intonation Black/biracial men use to speak about race

In a study of college-educated biracial men, ages 18 to 32, sociolinguist Nicole Holliday found that, when asked about race, this group frequently brought up law enforcement unprompted and discussed the subject using vocal tone more generally associated with white speakers.

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