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Making his major league debut, Jake Cousins prepares to throw the ball from the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers. The final 1-5 scored is listed vertically to the right.

Jake Cousins is Penn’s first big league pitcher in 30 years

The 2017 alumnus made his MLB debut for the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic

In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan.

Hettie Simmons Love sits on a large ornate chair with daughter Karen Love standing to her left and Wharton Dean Erika James at her right in front of the Brick House statue.

Hettie Simmons Love: The story of a Wharton pioneer

A new book and a visit with Dean Erika James honor Wharton's first African-American MBA graduate.

Group of people outside the steps of the Supreme Court, one person holds a large sign that reads PROTECT THE LAW.

The SCOTUS decision that keeps the Affordable Care Act intact

Penn Law professor Allison Hoffman, an expert on health care law and policy, explains the ruling on California v. Texas, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

A flat lay of bIrth control pills, IUDs, condoms, and other contraceptives against a blue background

Sex, taboo, and family conversation

Simran Chand's thesis, “Familial Sexual Education for South Asian American Undergraduates and its Implications on Sexual Wellbeing,” used qualitative and quantitative analysis to determine the experiences of parental sexual communications among second-generation South Asian American Penn students.

Shaul Gordon in fencing regalia holds his hand up while clutching a fencing sabre in the other.

Former fencing standout Shaul Gordon to compete in Olympics for Canada

The 2016 alumnus and British Columbia native will participate in the men’s sabre event at the Tokyo Olympics.

HUP’s p-tube system keeps services up and running

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s pneumatic tube system delivers nearly 4,000 specimens, blood and blood products, and other urgently needed supplies and medications to stations throughout the campus each day.

Person smiling at a sewing machine while making masks for COVID-19 face coverings.

Having a strong life purpose eases the loneliness of COVID-19 isolation

Those who felt their life was guided by meaningful values or goals were more willing to engage in COVID-19 protective behaviors.

Book launch reestablishes economic legacy of Sadie T.M. Alexander

A new book spotlights the speeches and writings of Sadie T.M. Alexander, the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in economics from Penn and in the U.S.

Students in a parking lot of a school, some playing, one on a laptop, during the pandemic.

The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion

Penn professors identify the challenges ahead for expanding broadband access to people who need it, in areas both rural and urban.

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